> In article <20020110205946.GB24838@zhadum.bjavor.d2g.com> you wrote:
> > Can somebody please tell me what the above message means?
>
> it means you run a root program which requested the network card to go into
> promic mode. promisc mode means, the card will receive all packets on the
> wire, not only those destinated to the card. a few sniffing/scan
> detector/accounting apps require this, and some legal apps for network
> configuration (like dhcp/bootp/... ) and arpwatch may require it.
VMware can also trigger this message. It uses promiscuous mode to
provide access to the LAN for guest OS sessions.
Cheers,
David.
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