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From: raj@pollux.geog.ucsb.edu (Richard A Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Promiscuous Mode - RS/6000 Ethernet Adapter
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Date: 8 Feb 91 22:50:14 GMT
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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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