On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Patrick Grantham wrote:
> What does this mean?
>
> Jun 8 20:59:03 server1 kernel: eth0: Promiscuous mode enabled.
> Jun 8 21:15:04 server1 kernel: eth0: Promiscuous mode enabled.
> Jun 8 21:18:16 server1 kernel: eth0: Promiscuous mode enabled.
> Jun 8 21:21:28 server1 kernel: eth0: Promiscuous mode enabled.
> Jun 8 21:24:40 server1 kernel: eth0: Promiscuous mode enabled.
> Jun 8 21:30:03 server1 kernel: eth0: Promiscuous mode enabled.
> Jun 8 21:33:15 server1 kernel: eth0: Promiscuous mode enabled.
> Jun 8 21:36:27 server1 kernel: eth0: Promiscuous mode enabled.
> Jun 8 21:39:39 server1 kernel: eth0: Promiscuous mode enabled.
It means someone is running a network sniffer on the box. If it isn't you
I would be a little worried
Jason
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