Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:48:01 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Ethernet Error Correction |
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Hi!
> > > Also, generic PROMISC mode still drops off received frames > > > with CRC error. > > > > Hmm, sounds good. Someone should create tool for communication over > > ethernet with broken crc's. Such communication would be stealth from > > normal tcpdump. Do it on your provider's network to escape accounting ;^) > > But still you'll see the number of errors on your eth card > skyrocketing, so you'd grow quite suspicious.
Yep, but it would be _very_ hard for you to find the cause. You'd probably chase ghosts trying to replace cables, etc, never finding what happens.
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