Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 11:45:15 -0500 (CDT) From: Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tcpdump filter maximum number? Message-ID: <201005311645.o4VGjFL9001779@mail.r-bonomi.com>
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> From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon May 31 04:19:25 2010 > Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 12:17:32 +0300 > From: Omer Faruk Sen <omerfsen@gmail.com> > To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Subject: tcpdump filter maximum number? > > Hi, > > Is there any limit on writing filters on tcpdump? Or is there any? I > use FreeBSD as the operating system. Maybe this limit is not on > tcpdump but on bpf on FreeBSD that is why I have stated FreeBSD There are _always_ limits to anything. <grin> If nothing else, your filters are going to be limited by the number of open file descriptors. Not terribly helpful, I know, but if you explain more/better what you're trying to do, something more helpful may emerge.
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