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From: Didier Derny <didier@aida.remcomp.fr>
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Subject: Re: How to enable /dev/bpf0??
Date: 28 May 1995 12:10:32 +0100
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chris@airhk.air.org (Chris Lo) wrote:
>Sorry for my ignorance if it's document in FAQ, but I just can't find
>it under my FAQ directory. How can I enable that so that tcpdump will
>work?
>
>Thanks.
>
add:

pseudo-device bpfilter  n  
in your kernel configuration file.

with n equal to the number of filter you want.

the rebuild your kernel and reboot.

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