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NIC Modes (Normal/Promiscuous/Monitor Mode)

NIC Modes (Normal/Promiscuous/Monitor Mode)

Aug 12, 2021
  • normal mode - capture packets only sent to local machine (including broadcast and multicast addresses)
  • promiscuous mode - capture packets on a network that you have connected to
  • monitor mode - capture packets regardless of connected network. No association to AP needed (and no authentication). Because it is not connected to a network, you can't process the Ethernet info.