Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 16:27:58 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: Willow <willow@tds.edu> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tcpdump Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.96.981101162421.24139B-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811011326270.1067-100000@zeus.tds.edu>
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On Sun, 1 Nov 1998, Willow wrote:
> when trying to run tcmpdump as root I get the following:
>
> tcpdump: /dev/bpf0: Device not configured
>
> Any ideas why?
It would seem you need to add a line in your kernel, and then run
./MAKEDEV bpfN from your /dev/ directory. Though all this information can
be found in the FAQ/handbook, or just by reading the man pages, which is
both quicker and proactive.
from tcpdump(1)
SEE ALSO
traffic(1C), nit(4P), bpf(4), pcap(3)
from bpf(4)
BPF(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual
NAME
bpf - Berkeley Packet Filter
SYNOPSIS
pseudo-device bpfilter
The packet filter appears as a character special device, /dev/bpf0,
/dev/bpf1, etc.
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