Why interface eth0 goes into promiscuous mode when used in Bonding over bridge?

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Issue

We are running four RHEL 5.4 64 bit server .We have created Network Bond name bond0 and facing an issue:-

  • The ping is going and coming alternatively.
  • The message its giving is "The bond0 and eth0 is in promiscuous mode"

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4

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