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From: Bob Fowler <bobf@dgii.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Configuring /dev/bpf0
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 15:19:15 -0800
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When I try to execute tcpdump the program
complains that I haven't configured /dev/bpf0.
I've looked at the man pages for both tcpdump
and bpf but didn't see a solution to my problem..

What do I have to do to the system to get tcpdump to
run?????

Bob Fowler
bobf@dgii.com
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