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From: zeno@serv.net (Sean T. Lamont .)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: tcpdump /dev/bpf0 not configured ? 2.1.5
Date: 14 Oct 1996 03:35:21 -0700
Organization: ServNet Internet Services, Seattle, WA
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In article <stanbDz8n4x.AC0@netcom.com>, Stan Brown <stanb@netcom.com> wrote:
>	The man page says something about having a packet filter device
>built inot the kernel to make tcpdump work. Is this not in by default ?
>Do i need to recompile the kernel to get this to work ?
>

Yes. add the line

pseudo-device	bpfilter	4

(for example) and re-build the kernel.




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