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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!nntp.primenet.com!EU.net!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Q] Set up bpf so I can use tcpdump? Date: 23 Aug 1996 14:02:10 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 22 Message-ID: <4vka4i$8m@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <4vfh5o$rap@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Michael C. Cambria (cambria@snads.lkg.dec.com) wrote: : I need help using tcpdump on FreeBSD 2.1.5. Every time I run it, it get : a message about /dev/bpf0 not being configured. I cannot find any info : on configuring bpf. The man page has programming info, but I couldn't : find anything re: configuring. : Am I expected to write a program myself? I haven't had to do this on : other unixes I've used. For example pfconfig(8) on Digital Unix allows : me to config the packet filter driver. : Note: I did not build the kernel (no disk space yet). I am using what : I installed of the CD which arrived a few days ago. You'll need to rebuild your kernel with a line saying: pseudo-device bpfilter x where x is the number of simultaneous filters you'll need. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....