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Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 17:14:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: if_sf bug
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On Wed, 3 Oct 2001 Bsdguru@aol.com wrote:

> The if_sf driver doesnt seem to initialize itself until an address is set,
> which makes things like tcpdump, bridging and other promiscuous things not
> work.

All the interfaces do that.  If you want to make an invisible interface,
configure it with IP 0.0.0.0.

Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu     |  www.FreeBSD.org


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