From: "Kok, Auke" <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:12:40 -0800
> Actually I think this patch removes a choice from the user.
>
> Before this patch, the user can sniff all traffic by disabling vlans, or a
> specific vlan only by leaving vlans on when going into promisc mode.
>
> After this patch, the user has no choice but to sniff all vlans at all times.
>
> I don't think that that is such a good improvement.
I agree.
Look at the VLAN setting as being just like moving the
ethernet cable from one switch to another.
There is no logical difference.
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