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From: jagnew@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (H. Jared Agnew)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: bpf config for tcpdump
Date: 27 Sep 1996 15:24:50 -0400
Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA
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  Bob,

  Ad the line  " pseudo-device bpfilter 4 " to your kernel config file.
  Go to /dev directory and type ./MAKEDEV bpf[0-3]
  You should be set.

Good Luck

---  Jared
--jared@vt.edu

Bob Caddell (bob@sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.us) wrote:
: Greet'ns,
: Can someone point me someplace for info on how to configure the bpf so I 
: may use tcpdump. 
: Thanks,
: Bob