Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v10) — Question 93

The configuration allows a wired or wireless network interface controller to pass all traffic it receives to the Central Processing Unit (CPU), rather than passing only the frames that the controller is intended to receive.
Which of the following is being described?

Answer options

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Promiscuous mode, which allows a network interface to capture all packets on the network, not just those addressed to it. Option A, Multi-cast mode, refers to sending data to multiple specific recipients, while C, WEM, is not a relevant term in this context. D, Port forwarding, involves redirecting network traffic from one address and port number combination to another and is unrelated to the described behavior.