promiscuous mode

[fentonnyc]

I want to experiment with Wireshark but it requires setting my network to "promiscuous mode". There is not much info on exactly how to do this. Can ypu help?
macbook pro mid 2010

thanks,

fenton lawless

 

[AppleP59]

From what I remember, there doesn't seem to be much info on anything related to Wireshark

 

[GoCubsGo]

I can tell you how I set myself to promiscuous mode but I doubt that would be of much interest. That being said, I found this older thread that may help:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/390552?start=0&tstart=0

 

[priitv8]

You could as well try with Cocoa Packet Analyzer.
PS it has a checkbox just for the Promiscuous mode of the network adapter.

 

[2984839]

Did you try getting it drunk first?

Wireshark is supposed to have an option to turn on promiscuous mode under "Capture Options" or something like that. http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/WLAN#promiscuous

 

[Wayfarer]

Promiscuous mode? Better use protection. 😛

Sorry, you had that one coming with a thread title like that.

I can tell you how I set myself to promiscuous mode

That's what she said.

 

[whiteonline]

I want to experiment with Wireshark but it requires setting my network to "promiscuous mode". There is not much info on exactly how to do this. Can ypu help?
macbook pro mid 2010

thanks,

fenton lawless

Promiscuous mode means the network interface is operating in a mode to listen to all network traffic - whether it is addressed to your computer IP or not. Requires root/superuser privileges.

Non-promisucous mode will only be able to listen to packets addressed to the computer's IP (or broadcast messages). Can be run as a regular user.

 

[TechGod]

Promiscuous mode? Better use protection. 😛

Sorry, you had that one coming with a thread title like that.



That's what she said.

Sorry but this is a fail, since that was her whole point.

In short: you killed it