FR = Frame Relay.
If you put the NIC(s) in Promiscuous mode, then the IP address is
irrelevant as you are not using it for traffic and routing.
Only if you want to send routable traffic then you may be in trouble, but
you can always use static routes to get the job done within the box linux box.
Darryl
At 13:09 15/12/99 , you wrote:
>What's a "FR"? Anyways, if you're sniffing, the ethernet interfaces don't
>need to be addressed on the same subnet as you're sniffing, just the same
>collision domain. Hence one interface can be on the subnet (so you can
>ssh/ftp whatever to it) and the other can be on a bogus network so your
>system doesn't get confused.
>
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>On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Matt Doughty wrote:
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> > I need to set up a machine with two nics for a machine on the same network.
> > The purpose is to collect network traffic statics from a primary FR and
> > a backup FR. iunfortuately I need to collect data from seperate hubs before
> > the data enters the switched portion of our network making accurate data
> > collection and seperation impossible. Anyway, If anyone has done anything
> > like this I am trying to figure out the best way to approach this.
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