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2000-02-19Put in a note about enabling the Packet protocol; if it's not enabled onGuy Harris1-4/+28
a Linux kernel, network analysis programs such as tcpdump or Ethereal/Tethereal won't be able to capture packets. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1652
2000-02-01Add a note about many Linux libpcaps turning promiscuous mode off onlyGuy Harris1-1/+29
when the program using libpcap exits, and perhaps not doing so even then, and indicating how to check whether an interface is in promiscuous mode and how to take it out of promiscuous mode if it is in promiscuous mode. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1593
2000-02-01Note that capture filters don't work on Linux loopback devices with theGuy Harris1-1/+8
current version of libpcap. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1592
2000-01-14Note that the Ethereal workaround for the libpcap timeout problem shouldGuy Harris1-30/+11
prevent Ethereal's GUI from hanging during a capture, even if libpcap on your Linux system hasn't been patched. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1472
1999-12-29Add sample strace output to illustrate the timeout problem.Gerald Combs1-1/+18
svn path=/trunk/; revision=1395
1999-08-31Added info about Linux libpcap misbehavior, and where to download the libpcapGilbert Ramirez1-0/+16
patch. svn path=/trunk/; revision=616