From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Aug 29 10:02:03 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA14479 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 29 Aug 1997 10:02:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from server.northernnet.com (northernnet.com [206.24.45.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA14466 for ; Fri, 29 Aug 1997 10:01:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lizard (trf-2.dialup.northernnet.com [208.146.22.232]) by server.northernnet.com (8.8.3/8.8.3) with SMTP id MAA11703; Fri, 29 Aug 1997 12:01:44 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <3.0.3.16.19970829120356.4467fb74@northernnet.com> X-Sender: poker2@northernnet.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.3 (16) Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 12:03:56 -0500 To: Kenny Hanson From: Shawn Leas Subject: Re: tcpdump Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <91DD7FDA88E4D011BED00000C0DD87E70ACA21@pds-gateway.pdspc.c om> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At 10:01 AM 8/29/97 -0500, you wrote: >TWIMC: > I am trying to use tcpdump to take a look at incoming/outgoing >tcp packets. tcpdump is complaining that /dev/bpf0 is not configured. >I read through the bpf(4) man page but it doesn't describe how to >create such a device. Could somebody please share the command to >create /dev/bpf? Thanx in advance... pseudodevice bpfilter #Berkely Packet filter In the kernel conf. (or something to the effect) There's an example in LINT in that directory.