Re: undetectable NIC in promiscuous mode

[Chris Brenton <cbrenton () chrisbrenton org>]

On Fri, 2004-03-05 at 04:40, Jose_Maria_Gonzalez () dell com wrote:
> Hi There,
>  
> Correct me if I am wrong but would a host with a NIC in promiscuous mode with no IP set-up be detectable?

If it was plugged into a switch port, *and* you monitor the switch
stats, you would see the system receiving data but never transmitting. 

Beyond that, your hosed. ;-)
C