On Tue, 2005-08-23 at 20:52 +0200, Oliver Leitner wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > Teo Fonrouge wrote: > > | Hello, > | > | Using a FC4 box. > | > | Checking in my /var/log/messages file I noticed that the kernel has > | setting my eth0 interface in promiscuous mode regularly: > | > | Aug 21 14:30:38 sx1 kernel: eth0: Setting promiscuous mode. Aug 21 > | 14:30:38 sx1 kernel: device eth0 entered promiscuous mode Aug 21 > | 14:30:38 sx1 kernel: bridge-eth0: enabled promiscuous mode Aug 21 > | 14:31:36 sx1 kernel: device eth0 left promiscuous mode Aug 21 > | 14:31:36 sx1 kernel: bridge-eth0: disabled promiscuous mode Aug 21 > | 14:31:36 sx1 kernel: eth0: Setting promiscuous mode. Aug 21 > | 14:31:36 sx1 kernel: device eth0 entered promiscuous mode Aug 21 > | 14:31:36 sx1 kernel: bridge-eth0: enabled promiscuous mode > | > | I believe that I haven't ran any program that causes this. > | > | It is a normal kernel operation ? > | > | How can I know what is causing this ? > | > | > | best regards > | > | Teo Fonrogue > | > does any of these programs ring a bell?: > > iptraf > tcpdump > ethereal > > or any other monitoring program? Or VMware? Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
