Jan Kiszka wrote:
> Leonardo Pappagallo wrote:
>> hi Jan,
>> I use RTnet 8.3.1.
> 
> I don't think so - or someone is developing another RTnet... ;)
> 
> 0.8.3?
> 
>> I have noticed that the real time network drivers (8139too, eepro100,
>> via_rhine, 3cXXXX) don't run in promiscue mode (linux driver run in that
>> mode).
>> I have two ethernet port and  in the  first port runs RT-net network
>> (rteth0, vnic0) and in the second port runs no real-time network (eth0).
>> I need to use the promiscue mode functionality in order to realize a
>> network
>> bridge between these two networks.
>>
>> I have seen into rtnetconfig that there is the promiscue mode option but I
>> think that doesn't run, because when I use RTcap with Ethreal I only see
>> packets to my host and broadcast, i don't see some packets also when I use
>> an Hub device.
>> Have you a solution for this problem?
> 
> I'm not aware of any problem with promisc mode. I just did a quick check
> (latest svn, rt_8139too), and at least the number of IRQ events for the
> NIC is increasing when I switch on promisc mode while there is "foreign"
> traffic on the cable. Does this happen on your boxes as well? I have no
> version with rtcap enabled at hand, otherwise I would have tested this
> as well.

Now re-checked with tcpdump+rtcap - still no problems her, all packets
can be captured when promisc mode was switched on.

Jan

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