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- Last Review: June 13, 2012

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Promiscuous Mode Scanner Tool Description

This tool actively scans your subnet with modified ARP packets and shows the devices responding to each type of ARP packets.

The devices that respond to nearly every packet are most likely listening in Promiscuous Mode (ie. the ethernet interface is capturing IP packets not intended for that IP address). All IPv4 devices MUST respond to ARP even if they are running a firewall and invisible to normal ICMP Ping. Note that ARP is not routed so you are limited to your subnet.

The image below shows a DSL router in the first row listening in Promiscuous Mode which would be expected from this type of device.

Note that the scanner requires the use of WinPcap. We install WinPcap as part of the installation package. WinPcap is designed for wired ethernet cards, not modems and it usually works with 802.11x wireless interfaces.

VIDEO >> See the Promiscuous Scanner Tool in action!

Watch a demonstration of NetScanTools Pro doing a Promiscuous Mode Scan.

Screenshot of Promiscuous Scanner Results