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A NIC in __________ mode will capture all data whether or not it is intended for your machine.
promiscuous
All of these
capturing
intercepting
An NIC in promiscuous mode is often used for the purpose of sniffing network traffic. This is because it allows the NIC to read all packets, even the ones intended for other machines on the network. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promiscuous_mode -- EDIT: This is indeed correct for an access point that you have authenticated to, and for this answer set, however monitor mode will capture all packets for an access point regardless of whether or not you have authenticated + associated to it. Promiscuous mode requires authentication and association.
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