From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jun 29 20:31:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA16763 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:31:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA16711 for ; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:31:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) id NAA05016; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:00:50 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19980630130050.Q1880@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:00:50 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: bush doctor Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tcpdump? References: <19980630091122.R1880@freebie.lemis.com> <199806300325.XAA19347@ikhala.tcimet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <199806300325.XAA19347@ikhala.tcimet.net>; from bush doctor on Mon, Jun 29, 1998 at 11:25:57PM -0400 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Monday, 29 June 1998 at 23:25:57 -0400, bush doctor wrote: > Once upon a time 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