Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Ethereal capture not taking place

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From: "Padmanabha Kamath" <padmanabha.kamath@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:05:21 -0400
Thanks Alex,
    I tried some other programs too (Network Associates' Sniffer 
Basic).They show up the same way too. 
    I see all the broadcast packets and the multicast ones but no TCP. 
Thanks ,
 Kamath.

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From: "Alex Bennee" <Alex.Bennee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, June 14, 2001 5:29 am
Subject: Re: [Ethereal-users] Ethereal capture not taking place

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> It all depends on your physical setup. If you all share the same 
> physicalconnection (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.
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> "Padmanabha Kamath" <padmanabha.kamath@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on 
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