Definition: promiscuous mode: Operation status where a network device such as a network interface card (NIC) is able to read and intercept all traffic on a network to which it is connected. Malicious users can set this mode on a network device to capture private information that was not intended for them.
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Source: Redhat-9-Glossary / Linux Dictionary V 0.16
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Dictionary/html/index.html
Author: Binh Nguyen linuxfilesystem(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)au
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