Sean Coughlan wrote:
[...snip...]
> the only packets it seems to be collecting are ones that are being sent
> to the local host
>> i'm just wondering could i modify this code to pick up all
> packets being sent from the machine, sent to the machine
> and all packets that the interface might pick up in promisc
> mode?
Ummm, put the interface into promisc mode, perhaps?
Don't know how to do this in code, but look at the
source for tcpdump and/or ifconfig and all should be
revealed.
Later,
Kenn
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