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From: gary@palmer.demon.co.uk (Gary Palmer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: /dev/bpf0 not configured
Date: 30 Sep 1995 00:49:01 +0100
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In article <44e4rb$ao7@kudu.ru.ac.za>,
Andile Mbatyoti <ccam@kudu.ru.ac.za> wrote:
>I try to run tcpdump as root I get the reply

>/dev/bpf0: divice not configured. But /dev/dpf0 file is there.

Add the line ``pseudo-device bpfilter n'' to your kernel config file
and recompile your kernel. Replace `n' by a number representing the
number of BPF devices you want your kernel to support.

e.g.

pseudo-device bpfilter 4

for 4 devices.

Gary
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FreeBSD Core Member
E-Mail: Gary@Palmer.Demon.co.uk, gpalmer@FreeBSD.org