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Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:33:42 -0800 (PST) From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> To: kaber@...sh.net Cc: auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com, joonwpark81@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, djohnson+linux-kernel@...starentnetworks.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] [e1000 VLAN] Disable vlan hw accel when promiscuous mode From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:21:35 +0100 > Do you really consider that a realistic choice? Who is going to > remove interfaces that are in use just to see traffic for other > VLANs? Sniffing specific VLANs can always be done on the VLAN > device itself. Change the example to wanting to see traffic on another physical switch. How is this any different? > IMO its more a question of what we want promiscous mode to mean, > and I tend to agree with Joonwoo that it should receive all packets. On what LAN? When you select VLAN, you by definition are asking for non-VLAN traffic to be elided. It is like plugging the ethernet cable into one switch or another. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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