Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 16:27:58 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: Willow <willow@tds.edu> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tcpdump Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.96.981101162421.24139B-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811011326270.1067-100000@zeus.tds.edu>
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On Sun, 1 Nov 1998, Willow wrote: > when trying to run tcmpdump as root I get the following: > > tcpdump: /dev/bpf0: Device not configured > > Any ideas why? It would seem you need to add a line in your kernel, and then run ./MAKEDEV bpfN from your /dev/ directory. Though all this information can be found in the FAQ/handbook, or just by reading the man pages, which is both quicker and proactive. from tcpdump(1) SEE ALSO traffic(1C), nit(4P), bpf(4), pcap(3) from bpf(4) BPF(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual NAME bpf - Berkeley Packet Filter SYNOPSIS pseudo-device bpfilter The packet filter appears as a character special device, /dev/bpf0, /dev/bpf1, etc. - bill fumerola [root/billf]@chc-chimes.com - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800)252.2421 x128 / bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - BF1560 - "Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities" -Lord Dunsany To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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