It all depends on your physical setup. If you all share the same physical
connection (coax cable) then you should see all packets (if in promiscious
mode). Otherwise if you have a star pattern wiring to a hub (UTP) it depends if
you have a simple "normal" hub or an intelligent "switching" hub that doesn't
broadcast packets to all the wires plugged in.
Alex.
"Padmanabha Kamath" <padmanabha.kamath@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on 14/06/2001 05:20:26
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
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 Subject: [Ethereal-users] Ethereal capture not taking place  
                                                              
Hi all ,
  Etehereal is capturing packets from my machine to others when it is
installed on my machine .
  It does not capture from say the neighbouring machine to others ,even
though we are on the same ethernet . What could be the problem ?
  A few of the guys say that this could be because we are not on the
same "segment" of the ehernet , though I am not in the same lab.....
  Thanks ,
  Kamath.
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