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From: rick@NGP.UTEXAS.EDU (Rick Watson)
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Subject: Re: Ethernet promiscuious mode (VAX/VMS)
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Date: Tue, 25-Nov-86 00:19:16 EST
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>WARNING:  Be aware of one restriction, which may not be obvious when you first
>read the documentation:  An Ethernet interface in promiscuous mode cannot be
>shared.  In particular, you will not be able to run DECnet through the device
>while you are using it in this mode.

I believe that this is incorrect.  There may be a limitation that
there can only be one promiscuous user.  However, DECnet must be the
first process to start the device so it can change the default hardware
address (or the first user must set the correct address for DECnet --
there is a special function to do this). 

Rick Watson
University of Texas Computation Center
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