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Date:      Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:44:25 -0600 (CST)
From:      Frank Tobin <ftobin@bigfoot.com>
To:        Bill Woodford <woodford@cc181716-a.hwrd1.md.home.com>
Cc:        ML FreeBSD Security <security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: tcpdump
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902021540570.6381-100000@isr3277.urh.uiuc.edu>
In-Reply-To: <19990202153458.A1152@cc181716-a.hwrd1.md.home.com>

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On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Bill Woodford wrote:

> tcpdump: /dev/bpf0: Device not configured

You need the Berkeley packet filter device set in your kernel.

pseudo-device   bpfilter        4       #Berkeley packet filter

(from LINT)

Be aware that if you install this device, and root is compromised on your
machine, one may use a sniffing program to monitor traffic.

- -- 

Frank Tobin			"To learn what is good and what is to be
http://www.bigfoot.com/~ftobin	 valued, those truths which cannot be
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If you use Pine and PGP 5.0(i), try pgpenvelope.
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