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Date:      Wed, 12 Feb 1997 12:50:06 +1100 (EST)
From:      Rob Wise <rob@ugh.net.au>
To:        Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Cc:        "Jay D. Nelson" <jdn@qiv.com>, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Need pointer to docs.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.970212124846.233H-100000@WonK.hobart.TASed.EDU.AU>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970211141806.506E-100000@localhost>

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On Tue, 11 Feb 1997, Doug White wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Feb 1997, Jay D. Nelson wrote:
> 
> > Thanks. I couldn't find pfconfig on mine either. (2.1.5) How, then, do I
> > configure /dev/bpf0 for use with tcpdump? tcpdump complains about 'device
> > not configured /dev/bpf0'? Or does tcpdump automatically make the bpf(4)
> > calls if the interface supports promiscuous mode?
> 
> You need to add
> 
> pseudo-device bpfilter 4
> 
> to your kernel config & recompile.  If you need more than 4 filters you
> can increase the number.

Also remember to use the MAKEDEV script in /dev to make the actual
/dev/bpfx devices if you haven't already done that (I missed the first
posting).

Rob




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