Hi Arturo,

you could read the wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promiscuous_mode

Basically, when you start tcpdump or another tool for sniffing network 
traffic you turn the network interface [eth0] into promiscuous mode.

Cheers
Alex
Arturo Fatturi wrote, On 07/10/2008 08:15 AM:
> Hello to all.
>
> I am finding some trouble with the following message at boot: 
>
> eth0 promiscuous mode enable. 
> eth0 promiscuous mode enable
> eth0 promiscuous mode enble
>
>
> I do not know wath this means: I can acces the
> web but do not install any extra software. 
>
> Yum are reporting error : canot acces freshrpms.
>
>  Wath is a "promiscuous mode enable". My
> computer is victim of hackers?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Arturo Fatturi
>
> Brazil
>
>