[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] Promiscuous Mode - RS/6000 Ethernet Adapter

scoggin@delmarva.delmarva.COM (John Scoggin) (02/04/91)

I am getting an IBM RS/6000 Real Soon Now, and will be using it for some LAN
monitoring studies.  I need to place the IEEE 802.3 adapter into "promiscuous"
mode, so that it will forward all traffic to my software.

I am aware that this has been done on various Sun and DEC platforms - has
anyone seen any PD code for RS/6000 AIX?

Thanks in advance.

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raj@pollux.geog.ucsb.edu (Richard A Johnson) (02/09/91)

If you look at /usr/include/net/if.h on the RS/6000 you find a note that
promiscuous mode doesn't work currently.  I'm trying to find out from IBM if
they will EVER get it.  No answer yet.

(Text from /usr/include/net/if.h:)
/* next two not supported now, but reserved: */
#define IFF_PROMISC     0x100           /* receive all packets */
#define IFF_ALLMULTI    0x200           /* receive all multicast packets */

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