netbsd-users: problems with wi driver in promiscuous mode under heavy load?

Subject: problems with wi driver in promiscuous mode under heavy load?
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: Steve Bellovin <smb@research.att.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 11/10/2003 15:31:27

When trying to monitor the wireless net at the IETF, I've been finding 
that my network connectivity dies.  When I exit the monitoring program, 
things come alive again.  Is this a known problem?  I'm running 1.6.1
with a Lucent card:

Nov 10 08:49:54 berkshire /netbsd: wi0 at pcmcia0 function 0: Lucent Technologies, WaveLAN/IEEE, Version 01.01
Nov 10 08:49:56 berkshire /netbsd: wi0: 802.11 address 00:60:1d:f0:34:fb
Nov 10 08:49:56 berkshire /netbsd: wi0: using Lucent Technologies, WaveLAN/IEEE
Nov 10 08:49:56 berkshire /netbsd: wi0: Lucent Firmware: Station (6.16.1)



		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb