Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Using eteareal on host machine configured as abridge

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From: "Mike Cannon" <cannon@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:34:13 -0500
Version: 0.8.16, compiled with GTK+1.2.8,with libpcap 0.4,with libz
1.1.3,without SNMP

With regards to:
> If you're running 0.8.14 or later, what happens if you try to capture on
> "br0" anyway?

When I start ethereal, I select capture, then start:  The Ethereal capture
windows open.  The interface selection  box only has lo present.  I would
not know how to select bro with the selection at this point.


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Harris" <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mike Cannon" <cannon@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Ethereal-users] Using eteareal on host machine configured as
abridge


> > tcpdump will capture packets with or without the IP assigned.
> > ethereal will only display the br0 interface for selection if an
> > IP is assigned to br0.
>
> What version of Ethereal are you running?  Versions prior to 0.8.14
> required that the interface have an IP address in order to support
> capturing at all; 0.8.14 and later don't.
>
> If you're running 0.8.14 or later, what happens if you try to capture on
> "br0" anyway?
>
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