Berkeley packet filter device in kernel config

[John Baldwin]

On Wednesday 24 March 2004 02:33 pm, 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
>
> 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?

The devices get created automatically when you try to open them.
To make sure it is working, try doing a tcpdump.

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