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Subject: Re: enabling new devices
To: julian@ref.tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 19:15:08 +0100 (MET)
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In-Reply-To: <199511212114.NAA07120@ref.tfs.com> from "Julian Elischer" at Nov 21, 95 01:14:07 pm
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Julian Elischer writes:
> 
> You need to make a kernel with this option device compiled into it..
> there is an FAQ on compiling kernels.. look in /usr/share/FAQ
> or see www.freebsd.org for what is always the latest version..

Specifically, add this line down with the other pseudo-devices at the
bottom of your kernel config file (in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf):

pseudo-device 	bpfilter	16	# Berkeley packet filter
 
> > FreeBSD 2.0.5 comes with a tcpdump binary.
> > This requires /dev/bpf0 (1) to be operational.
> > sh MAKEDEV local bpf0 creates the device, but does not
> > configure it.
> > Can I config it through the boot utility somehow?

Greg