RE: not able to sniff TCP packets

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From: Howard Lee [MSFT] (howlee_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 22:01:02 -0700

In case your network is not switched, I would suggest that you check to see if your sniffer does turn on the "sniff" mode on the NIC so that you can see all traffic.
     
     ----- hxn wrote: -----
     
     hi ,
      when we sniff the network , we get all packets. but as far as i seen when
     using sniffer , I cant see TCP packets send by another computer to another
     computer.I only see is my tcp packets . Why this happens ? why we cant see
     tcp packets ?
     
     
     

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