Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 21:39:23 -0500 From: Laurence Berland <stuyman@confusion.net> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> Cc: Jeremy Fincher <jfincher@cinci.rr.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can't use internet after recompiling kernel Message-ID: <381FA05B.88EF299F@confusion.net> References: <6473.941549410@axl.noc.iafrica.com>
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While we're on the issue, does having bpf in the kernel mean your card
is always in promisc mode, or does it only drop into that when something
actually uses the bpf device? A
Sheldon Hearn wrote:
>
> On Tue, 02 Nov 1999 09:21:46 EST, Jeremy Fincher wrote:
>
> > Now, I do have a few questions: First of all, why is something with
> > "security and privacy implications" required for something as simple as
> > dhcp?
>
> I've been told it's because of limitations of our networking software.
> but if you think that having bpfilter in your kernel is a "security" or
> "privacy" problem, you probably don't need any more technical detail
> than I can give you. :-)
>
> Ciao,
> Sheldon.
>
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Laurence Berland, Stuyvesant HS Debate
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Windows 98: n.
useless extension to a minor patch release for
32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a
16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system
originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor,
written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for
1 bit of competition.
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