The MAC interface on the device that will record/capture ALL packets on the collision domain, regardless to the fact that the packet may NOT be destined to this MAC.
Normally an Ethernet interface reads all address information and accepts follow-on packets only destined for itself, but when the interface is in promiscuous mode, it reads all information (sniffer), regardless of its destination.
A mode of operation where a device receives every frame on the LAN, regardless of destination address.
A Bridging parameter mode that determines that the Ethernet controller in an Ascend unit accepts all packets and passes them up the protocol stack for a higher-level decision on whether to route, bridge, or reject them. This mode is appropriate if you are using an Ascend unit as a bridge.
A feature of the network adapter that supports the detection of all frames sent over the network segment.
Although it sounds naughty, as it relates to networking promiscuous mode implies that a network card is able to recognize all network traffic with which...
A mode of operation where a device is configured to receive all frames on a network regardless of its destination address. Typically used by network analyzer tools.
A state of a wireless network adapter in which it listens to all the traffic on a wireless network rather than just the traffic addressed to your computer.
Promiscuous mode, in computing, refers to a configuration of a network card wherein a setting is enabled so that the card passes all traffic it receives to the CPU rather than just packets addressed to it, a feature normally used for packet sniffing. Many operating systems require superuser privileges to enable promiscuous mode. A non-routing node in promiscuous mode can generally only monitor traffic to and from other nodes within the same collision domain (for Ethernet and Wireless LAN) or ring (for Token ring or FDDI).
