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authorchris <>2002-11-04 12:29:06 +0000
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FreeBSD 4.7:
This version of FreeBSD lacks a proper gethostbyaddr_r function. You should
-choose an alternative name resolution technique; see comments in the Makefile.
-We recommend using ares (-DUSE_ARES).
+choose an alternative name resolution technique using the --with-resolver=...
+option to configure.
+
+Solaris:
+
+On Solaris, libpcap does not capture outgoing packets unless it is run on an
+interface in promiscuous mode. Therefore, you will need to use the -p option
+to iftop to get sensible results. Cf.
+ http://www.tcpdump.org/lists/workers/2002/02/msg00010.html
+