Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 11:26:10 -0500 From: "Garrett A. Wollman" <wollman@lcs.mit.edu> To: gpalmer@westhill.cdrom.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tcpdump bpf0 permissions Message-ID: <9511281626.AA03616@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <2353.817424060@westhill.cdrom.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951126134547.19756A-100000@gcpacix.vcnet.com> <2353.817424060@westhill.cdrom.com>
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<<On Sun, 26 Nov 1995 14:14:20 -0800, gpalmer@westhill.cdrom.com said: > You need to compile the bpf into your kernel. It's not shipped > configured into the GENERIC kernel as it adds a considerable ammount > of bloat. Actuallly, no. It's not configured in GENERIC because it's a security hole big enough to drive a truck through. Only systems which are specifically configured to support BPF can usefully be put into promiscuous mode. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | Shashish is simple, it's discreet, it's brief. ... wollman@lcs.mit.edu | Shashish is the bonding of hearts in spite of distance. Opinions not those of| It is a bond more powerful than absence. We like people MIT, LCS, ANA, or NSA| who like Shashish. - Claude McKenzie + Florent Vollant
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