Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 13:43:11 +0100 From: Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org> To: Petri Helenius <pete@he.iki.fi> Cc: Josh Brooks <user@mail.econolodgetulsa.com> Subject: Re: I would like to tcpdump and get all the packets... Message-ID: <20030918124311.GC3431@saboteur.dek.spc.org> In-Reply-To: <3F694D56.9040609@he.iki.fi> References: <20030917182850.Q52432-100000@mail.econolodgetulsa.com> <20030918014203.GA59403@k7.mavetju> <3F694D56.9040609@he.iki.fi>
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On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 09:14:46AM +0300, Petri Helenius wrote: > Sure, but because the bug in pcap-bpf.c there is no way to set the > buffer above 32768 > without recompiling the library after applying the patch. > > This bug should be fixed in the FreeBSD copy of libpcap because tcpdump > folks seem > to be quite dormant. We should avoid applying patches on the import if we possibly can, it's Not Right. I'd suggest submitting a patch via Sourceforge. I did this at Bill Fenner's suggestion for some protocol additions I'd made, and Guy Harris has been very good about closing and applying them, even if it takes him a week or two to get around to it as he is quite busy. BMS
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