Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:15:46 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: MaNUaL <manual3000@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Berkeley packet filter device in kernel config Message-ID: <200403241515.46819.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20040324193308.10312.qmail@web40613.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040324193308.10312.qmail@web40613.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Wednesday 24 March 2004 02:33 pm, MaNUaL wrote: > Hi. I am using 5.2.1-RELEASE-p3 and in the GENERIC > configuration file of the kernel in > /usr/src/sys/i386/conf there is the following line: > > device bpf # Berkeley packet filter > > Though, in the FreeBSD handbook it says: > > pseudo-device bpf # Berkeley packet filter > > I have used "device bpf" but there is no /dev/bpf* at > all... > > Am i missing something here? How should i define this? > pseudo-device or device? The devices get created automatically when you try to open them. To make sure it is working, try doing a tcpdump. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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