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From: borki@rb.xs.use.ch (Reto Burkhalter) Subject: Re: Kernel messages Message-ID: <zOwKiMD4F99aoz5@rb.xs.use.ch> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 97 23:28:34 CET Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc References: <5h8mre$qnv@ui-gate.utell.co.uk> X-Newsreader: MicroDot 1.12 [REGISTERED 004f99] Organization: use Communications Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.Hawaii.Edu!news.mrtc.org!news.he.net!uwm.edu!newsfeeds.sol.net!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.apfel.de!news-fra1.dfn.de!news-ge.switch.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!dino.active.ch!hp.use.ch!xs!rb.xs.use.ch!not-for-mail Lines: 25 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:37894 >> Brian Somers >> 25.03.1997 > > FreeBSD 2.2 : /kernel: ed0: promiscuous mode enabled > > /kernel: ed1: promiscuous mode enabled > > Your network card has been put into promiscuous mode - ie it's > listening for all packets on the network. This is probably > because you're using the BPF or some such. Yes, you're right, whenever I start trafshow, this message is printed on the console. > > When using NNTP: nntpd[pid]: nlist of /vmunix failed: No such > > file or directory > > Sounds like a bad compile of NNTP (I've never used it, so I don't > know much about it). Have you "used the port" ? As far as I remember, I used the package. I might download the port and recompile it. Reto