Promiscuous mode (UNIX)

Module: Network Integrity

This check reports interfaces with promiscuous mode enabled. This check is only supported on Solaris sparc 2.8 64-bit and above and also on AIX 64-bit.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for Promiscuous mode

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_PROMISC_OS_NOT_SUPPORTED

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6448)

Title: The OS is not supported for promiscuous mode detection

Description:Promiscuous mode cannot be detected because the OS is not supported. AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris 5.8 64-bit and higher are the only platforms supported.

Severity: yellow-3

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_PROMISC_ERROR

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6449)

Title: Promiscuous mode Error

Description:An error occurred while attempting to detect promiscuous mode.

Severity: red-4

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_PROMISC_DETECTED

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6450)

Title: Promiscuous mode detected

Description:Promiscuous mode was detected on a network interface.

Severity: red-4

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]