nmap and networking device

[Matthew T. Lager]

Yes, you must enable the device "bpf" in the kernel before using nmap.
This also goes for things such as tcpdump, DHCPd, etc...

Matt Lager

> did i get this right: in order to use nmap i need to enable
> packet filtering because otherwise i would not have any device
> node for nmap to use?
>
> any hints appreciated, thanks
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