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Date:      Sat, 22 Aug 1998 03:26:26 -0400
From:      Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com>
To:        Charles Hawkins <chuckh@quadraplex.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Using the watch command.
Message-ID:  <19980822032626.A12900@emu.sourcee.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980821204850.12176A-100000@quadraplex.com>; from Charles Hawkins on Fri, Aug 21, 1998 at 08:53:21PM -0700
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980821204850.12176A-100000@quadraplex.com>

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On Fri, Aug 21, 1998 at 08:53:21PM -0700, Charles Hawkins wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 
> I just installed FreeBSD last night, and I have run across a
> problem I can not figure out.
> 
> When I attempt to WATCH a port I recieve the following error
> watch: fatal: can not open snoop device.
> 
> Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

This error message comes from the open_snp() function when
it can't open /dev/snp0, /dev/snp1, ..., /dev/snp9. Try

  cd /dev
  ./MAKEDEV snp0

I assume that you are running a kernel built with something
similar to

  pseudo-device  snp  10

-- 
Regards,
Norman C. Rice, Jr.

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