Re: IFF_PROMISC bug?

["David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>]

   From: Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
   Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:40:24 -0700
   
   So, what is the preferred way of making something promisc/not-promisc
   if we are not to use SIOCSIFFLAGS?

Use packet socket, and use the PACKET_{ADD,DROP}_MEMBERSHIP socket
options.  Pass in a "struct packet_mclist *ptr" whose ptr->type
is PACKET_MR_PROMISC.