MAC address filtering by the NIC card

Hi,

In my NDIS protocol driver I make a request to the NIC driver to set the
filter to PROMISCUOUS_PACKET_FILTER to receive packets with different MAC
address other than the card's MAC address.

Is there a way to configure the NIC driver to receive packets with specific
MAC address without using the promiscuous flag or a Multicast address?

Thanks,

Daniel

"Daniel" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> In my NDIS protocol driver I make a request to the NIC driver to set the
> filter to PROMISCUOUS_PACKET_FILTER to receive packets with different MAC
> address other than the card's MAC address.
>
> Is there a way to configure the NIC driver to receive packets with
> specific
> MAC address without using the promiscuous flag or a Multicast address?

Yes, just set this specific address as the current MAC address
(using the standard registry override) and set the filter to DIRECTED.

--pa

> Is there a way to configure the NIC driver to receive packets with specific
> MAC address without using the promiscuous flag or a Multicast address?

Specific _dst_ address? no.

--
Maxim S. Shatskih
Windows DDK MVP

http://www.storagecraft.com

> Yes, just set this specific address as the current MAC address
> (using the standard registry override) and set the filter to DIRECTED.

....and break everything around like TCP/IP.

--
Maxim S. Shatskih
Windows DDK MVP

http://www.storagecraft.com

"Maxim S. Shatskih" <> wrote in message
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>> Yes, just set this specific address as the current MAC address
>> (using the standard registry override) and set the filter to DIRECTED.
>
> ...and break everything around like TCP/IP.

Nope. Tcpip has its own filter.

--pa

If you mean that it will create a duplicate MAC address...
Of course, then this netcard must be unbound from tcpip, and used only for
receive.

--pa

"Pavel A." <> wrote in message
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> "Maxim S. Shatskih" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>> Yes, just set this specific address as the current MAC address
>>> (using the standard registry override) and set the filter to DIRECTED.
>>
>> ...and break everything around like TCP/IP.
>
> Nope. Tcpip has its own filter.
>
> --pa