i know how it would be done. just thought if i could find the code/tool it could save me alot of time.
Simon Richter wrote: > Hi, > > Q Beukes wrote: > >> I am looking for linux utility that checks if a specified machine's >> network device is in promiscious mode or not. > > Technically, promiscuous mode only affects packet reception, so it is > pretty difficult to detect; however most packet sniffers will not hide > the packets that would have been filtered normally from the kernel, so > the kernel should react to e.g. a ping or SYN packet that has the > correct destination IP address for that host, but would normally be > filtered by the MAC (e.g. with a different destination MAC address). > > I don't have a readymade utility for that (I'd code it if need arises, > but the days of Cheapernet are gone), but you can test from the shell > by creating a static ARP entry using the arp(8) tool and then pinging > the IP. > > Simon > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
