According to Freddy Freeloader, > W. Borgert wrote: > > >Quoting Freddy Freeloader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > >>connection errors. Since I've upgraded to sarge I get the following > >>error when attempting to use tcpdump: get i f addrs: connection refused. > >> > >>I have what I'm assuming to be is related in ethereal too. When > >>attempting to do a packet capture the "interface" menu box is empty and > >>ethereal hangs at that point. So, I'm assuming that both tcpdump and > >>ethereal are both being denied access to my ethernet connections. > >>Anyone know if these are known bugs or do I just have something > >>misconfigured? Everything worked perfectly under woody, and I've done > >>nothing different than I did with woody so I'm assuming these are bugs, > >>but as a noob I'm not positive. > >> > >> > > > >I'm using both tcpdump and ethereal on both sarge and sid, so > >there must be a problem with your setup. Are you root? Only > >root is allowed to capture. Do you have a stock Debian kernel > >or a home-brew kernel? Maybe your .config is missing sth... > > > >Cheers, WB > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > Yes, I'm running as root. > > Yes, I'm running a stock Debian kernel. Building a customer kernel is > a little beyond my Linux skills at the moment. > > Just what .config file are you referring to? There are a whole lot of > .conf files on my machine.
.config is the file that determines how your kernel is built. Relevant only if you built your own. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
