Re: Ethernet Error Correction

From: Pavel Machek (pavel@suse.cz)
Date: Tue Oct 02 2001 - 04:48:01 EST


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.

                                                        Pavel

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