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diff --git a/contrib/libpcap/README.aix b/contrib/libpcap/README.aix new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c78a40b --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/libpcap/README.aix @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +(1) To configure libpcap under AIX 4.x, you should use DLPI instead + of BPF, since IBM's version of BPF includes some undocumented + and unsupported changes to the original BPF. + + This can be done by specifying the flag: + + --with-pcap=dlpi + + to the "configure" script for libpcap. + +(2) Also, it is a good idea to have the latest version of the DLPI + driver on your system, since certain versions may be buggy and + cause your AIX system to crash. DLPI is included in the + fileset bos.rte.tty. I found that the DLPI driver that came with + AIX 4.3.2 was buggy, and had to upgrade to bos.rte.tty 4.3.2.4: + + lslpp -l bos.rte.tty + + bos.rte.tty 4.3.2.4 COMMITTED Base TTY Support and Commands + + Updates for AIX filesets can be obtained from: + ftp://service.software.ibm.com/aix/fixes/ + + These updates can be installed with the smit program. + +(3) After compiling libpcap, you need to make sure that the DLPI driver + is loaded. Type: + + strload -q -d dlpi + + If the result is: + dlpi: yes + + then the DLPI driver is loaded correctly. + + If it is: + dlpi: no + + Then you need to type: + strload -f /etc/dlpi.conf + + Check again with strload -q -d dlpi that the dlpi driver is loaded. + + Alternatively, you can uncomment the lines for DLPI in + /etc/pse.conf and reboot the machine; this way DLPI will always + be loaded when you boot your system. |