[Winpcap-users] Is is possible to receive EAP packet without promiscuous mode?

[Vasily Borovyak]

No.

Promiscuous mode allows the NIC to receive packets assigned for all 
other NICs.
Without promiscuous mode the NIC will receive packets assigned to its 
own the MAC addr. only.


bugtraq wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to use Winpcap to implement a 802.1x client.
> The client must be able to receive EAP packet from switch.
> For Cisco switches, the destination MAC Address of EAP packet is 01-80-C2-00-00-02.
> In order to receive such packets, shall I set the Winpcap to work in promiscuous mode?
>
> In other words, is there a way to receive such EAP packets without
> promiscuous mode(with winpcap or other libraries)?
>
> thanks.
>
>
>
>   

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Best regards. Vasily Borovyak <vbor at isd.dp.ua>