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
None of this programs was running at such time.
or any other monitoring program?
Nope. :(
greetings oliver
Thank you Oliver best regards Teo Fonrouge
