From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 24 13:01:09 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3104816A4CE for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:01:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail2.numachi.com (h0050ba8b6477.ne.client2.attbi.com [24.147.155.114]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5E9A643D2F for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:01:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from reichert@numachi.com) Received: (qmail 17644 invoked from network); 24 Mar 2004 21:01:07 -0000 Received: from natto.numachi.com (198.175.254.216) by mail2.numachi.com with SMTP; 24 Mar 2004 21:01:07 -0000 Received: (qmail 75167 invoked by uid 1001); 24 Mar 2004 21:01:07 -0000 Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:01:07 -0500 From: Brian Reichert To: MaNUaL Message-ID: <20040324210107.GQ29783@numachi.com> References: <20040324193308.10312.qmail@web40613.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040324193308.10312.qmail@web40613.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Berkeley packet filter device in kernel config X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:01:09 -0000 On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 11:33:08AM -0800, 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 Hmm. 5.2.1 has 'device bpf', which jives with the manpage of bpf(4). > 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... % ls -ld /dev/bpf* crw------- 1 root wheel 233, 0 Mar 23 14:42 /dev/bpf0 > Am i missing something here? How should i define this? > pseudo-device or device? Dunno. I'm just offering a datapoint... Have you messed with device.hints at all? -- Brian Reichert 37 Crystal Ave. #303 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 Derry NH 03038-1713 USA BSD admin/developer at large