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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!palmer.demon.co.uk!palmer.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail 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 Organization: none Lines: 21 Message-ID: <44i0ld$20o@palmer.demon.co.uk> References: <44e4rb$ao7@kudu.ru.ac.za> NNTP-Posting-Host: pc.my.org X-NNTP-Posting-Host: palmer.demon.co.uk 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 -- FreeBSD Core Member E-Mail: Gary@Palmer.Demon.co.uk, gpalmer@FreeBSD.org