tcpdump behavior not getting all packets in promisc mode

[Nick Drage]

On Mon, Jun 03, 2002 at 06:36:12AM -0700, Art Reisman wrote:

> Yes I know this is not quite on topic , but I'm geting there, before I can
> use iptables the way I wanted , this was sort of background work.

Fair enough :)

> Here is my topology
> 
> 
> T1----->Gateway---->Hub-------Wireless----->PC1
>                      |
>                      |------>eth0---->PC2--->TCPDUMP
>                                      (SUSE Linux)
> 
> 
> The hub is stupid, not switched.

Are "Hub" and "Wireless" the same device?  If so I'm wondering if it's not
quite as stupid as you think.

> I see ARP packets, but nothing specific for host PC1 in the tcpdump on
> PC2.
> 
> PC1 and PC2 have static IP addresses.

Like you say, maddening :)

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