On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 11:33:08AM -0800, MaNUaL wrote: > Hi. I am using 5.2.1-RELEASE-p3 and in the GENERIC > configuration file of the kernel in > /usr/src/sys/i386/conf there is the following line: > > device bpf # Berkeley packet filter > > Though, in the FreeBSD handbook it says: > > pseudo-device bpf # Berkeley packet filter The handbook is out of date relative to 5.x. > I have used "device bpf" but there is no /dev/bpf* at > all... > > Am i missing something here? How should i define this? > pseudo-device or device? Just open /dev/bpf# until you get one that works. See the libpcap code for an example if you need one. BPF devices are created when opened. -- Brooks -- Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529 9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4
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