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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
