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Date:      01 Feb 2005 14:33:07 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ports libpcap
Message-ID:  <44brb4m5xo.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <7592B03796CF6306CA59FEE3@utd49554.utdallas.edu>
References:  <7592B03796CF6306CA59FEE3@utd49554.utdallas.edu>

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Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> writes:

> I just discovered that there is a port of libpcap.  Does anybody know
> if it performs better than the pcap that comes with FreeBSD?

Why?  Are you having problems with it?

The reason there is a port at all is to support people who might be
looking for more recent features than the version in the tree.  
At the moment, I'm not sure there are any significant differences;
speed won't be different, though.



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