Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:00:50 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: bush doctor <dervish@ikhala.tcimet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tcpdump? Message-ID: <19980630130050.Q1880@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199806300325.XAA19347@ikhala.tcimet.net>; from bush doctor on Mon, Jun 29, 1998 at 11:25:57PM -0400 References: <19980630091122.R1880@freebie.lemis.com> <199806300325.XAA19347@ikhala.tcimet.net>
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On Monday, 29 June 1998 at 23:25:57 -0400, bush doctor wrote: > Once upon a time <Greg Lehey> said: >> On Monday, 29 June 1998 at 12:43:26 -0700, Nate wrote: >>> tcpdump: /dev/bpf0: Device not configured >>> >>> What is the procedure to configure this device? Thanks, Nate >> >> Add this line to your kernel config, run config and rebuild your >> kernel: >> >> pseudo-device bpfilter 16 # Berkeley packet filter > > what criteria determines the number of pseudo-devices one should have? The number of concurrent opens on the /dev/bpf*. (tcpdump or other users). You can probably get by with many fewer than 16, but they don't take up much space. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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