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* Put in a note about enabling the Packet protocol; if it's not enabled onGuy Harris2000-02-191-4/+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
* Add a note about many Linux libpcaps turning promiscuous mode off onlyGuy Harris2000-02-011-1/+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
* Note that capture filters don't work on Linux loopback devices with theGuy Harris2000-02-011-1/+8
| | | | | | current version of libpcap. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1592
* Note that the Ethereal workaround for the libpcap timeout problem shouldGuy Harris2000-01-141-30/+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
* Add sample strace output to illustrate the timeout problem.Gerald Combs1999-12-291-1/+18
| | | | svn path=/trunk/; revision=1395
* Added info about Linux libpcap misbehavior, and where to download the libpcapGilbert Ramirez1999-08-311-0/+16
patch. svn path=/trunk/; revision=616