----- Original Message ----- From: "nergim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [WinPcap-users] How to capture packets in the future
> However you can cheat a little by flooding switch with ARP/RARP packets, or > generating fake ARP replies, etc. This is unethical, has no good effects on > network performance but it works, generally. I did it. > E.K. Ok, I know that technique. I explained a "clean" solution ;) GV > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gianluca Varenni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:02 AM > Subject: Re: [WinPcap-users] How to capture packets in the future > > > > You cannot capture on switched networks, since the machine running winpcap > > does not receive other than packets to/from that host (and some other > stuff, > > like broadcast). > > > > On switched networks, you have to connect the capturing machine on a > > particular port of the switch (which is not present on all the > equipments), > > sometimes called monitor port or similar, that receives all the packets > > passing through te switch. > > > > This is not a winpcap limitation, it's a feature of switched networks. > > > > GV > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "??? Chanjun Yu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 8:47 AM > > Subject: RE: [WinPcap-users] How to capture packets in the future > > > > > > Some LAN networks are based on switch. > > > > How to capture all the packets in this enviromnent? Could winpcap do this? > > > > > > > > > >
