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Not unless (a) your PC is routing traffic or (b) your PC is connected to a hub vs. a switch [1]. Unless one of these things is happening (even if your card is
by jmsguy 12y ago
Not unless (a) your PC is routing traffic or (b) your PC is connected to a hub vs. a switch [1].
Unless one of these things is happening (even if your card is in promiscuous mode), those packets won't make it into your machine.
[1] http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/router_switch_hub.asp http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/router...
- whoopdedo 12y agoWhat about wireless traffic?
- dr_zoidberg 12y agoWireless cards can be put in promiscuous mode, and you'll see the packets that reach your computer, but maybe not all the traffic of the wireless network - this is known as the hidden node problem[1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_node_problem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_node_problem