Your assumption is correct. NTOP will attempt to put the interface into promisuous mode unless you use the -s or --no-promiscuous flag. As indicated by Gary it uses libpcap to do this. Check out the ntop manpage for details (excerpt below).
Stefan > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gary Gatten > Sent: Thursday, 26 July, 2007 17:18 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Ntop] NTOP Promiscuous Mode > > Not familiar with Centos, but all other *nix based systems I > know of it > will try to put it in promiscuous mode by itself. I actually think > libpcap is what does this. I've seen permission issues cause failures > here - as well as really old drivers / libpcap stuff. > > G > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > Pete Sepulveda > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Ntop] NTOP Promiscuous Mode > > > I have the latest version of NTOP running on Centos 4. Am I > correct to > assume that NTOP will put the interface it's configured to listen on > into promiscuous mode or do I need to manually put the interface into > that mode? > > Thanks, > > Pete > _______________________________________________ > Ntop mailing list > [email protected] > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop > > ============================================================== > ============= > > > > > > "This email is intended to be reviewed by only the intended recipient > and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. > If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > any review, use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this email > and its attachments, if any, is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by > return email and delete this email from your system." > > _______________________________________________ > Ntop mailing list > [email protected] > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop > _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [email protected] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
