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Promiscuous Mode Related Entries Web Links New/Updated Information Note: Many topics at this site are reduced versions of the text in "The Encyclopedia of Networking and Telecommunications." Search results will not be as extensive as a search of the book's CD-ROM. A network-connected device operating in promiscuous mode captures all frames on a network, not just frames that are addressed directly to it. A network analyzer operates in this mode to capture network traffic for evaluation and to measure traffic for statistical analysis. A hacker may also use a promiscuous mode device to capture network traffic for unscrupulous activities. Network traffic can be encrypted to protect against such eavesdropping. Refer to "Network Analyzers" for a discussion of how promiscuous mode is applied. Copyright (c) 2001 Tom Sheldon and Big Sur Multimedia.
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