Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Switched networks

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:46:25 -0800
louie soria wrote:


Hi my name is Louie I install ethereal on our network
the other day on my desktop PC (XP). My manager said
that we are on a switched network, so the only packets
that I will capture are the broadcast packets. Is this
true?
Sort of - the only packets you're likely to see are broadcast and multicast packets, packets sent directly to your machine, and packets sent by your machine: 

	http://www.ethereal.com/faq#q5.1


If so what would I have to do in order to
capture all packets?


See the FAQ item (and the Ethereal Wiki item it refers to).