Network Monitor Msg: Driver Does Not Support Promiscuous Mode
Article ID: 135288
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q135288
SYMPTOMS
When you start Network Monitor on your computer that has a NetFlex-2
network interface card (NIC), Network Monitor fails to start and the
following message appears:
The Mac driver does not support Promiscuous Mode
CAUSE
Your NetFlex-2 NIC has the Full Duplex mode enabled.
NOTE: If you enable Full Duplex mode, the network packet collision
detection ability on your NetFlex-2 NIC is turned off.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, disable the Full Duplex mode on your NetFlex-2 NIC
by running your computer's EISA configuration utility.
NOTE: Use EISA configuration utility version 2.20 revision C or later to
configure this card.
Additional query words: netmon prodnt
Keywords: KB135288