> m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Well, one of our boxes is running VMware server, and the admin who set >> it up is under the impression that the NIC *has* to be in promiscuous mode. >> We, of course, would rather it wasn't. >> >> Is this the case? > > If your running a bridge at least yes, maybe with other modes > too. Bridging is the default mode, and is the most flexible. > *sigh* We were hoping we could lock it down. Thanks. mark