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diff --git a/contrib/libpcap/README.dag b/contrib/libpcap/README.dag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eb1471b --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/libpcap/README.dag @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ + +The following instructions apply if you have a Linux or FreeBSD platform and +want libpcap to support the DAG range of passive network monitoring cards from +Endace (http://www.endace.com, see below for further contact details). + +1) Install and build the DAG software distribution by following the +instructions supplied with that package. Current Endace customers can download +the DAG software distibution from https://www.endace.com + +2) Configure libcap. To allow the 'configure' script to locate the DAG +software distribution use the '--with-dag' option: + + ./configure --with-dag=DIR + +Where DIR is the root of the DAG software distribution, for example +/var/src/dag. If the DAG software is correctly detected 'configure' will +report: + + checking whether we have DAG API... yes + +If 'configure' reports that there is no DAG API, the directory may have been +incorrectly specified or the DAG software was not built before configuring +libpcap. + +See also the libpcap INSTALL.txt file for further libpcap configuration +options. + +Building libpcap at this stage will include support for both the native packet +capture stream (linux or bpf) and for capturing from DAG cards. To build +libpcap with only DAG support specify the capture type as 'dag' when +configuring libpcap: + + ./configure --with-dag=DIR --with-pcap=dag + +Applications built with libpcap configured in this way will only detect DAG +cards and will not capture from the native OS packet stream. + +---------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Please submit bug reports via <support@endace.com>. + +Please also visit our Web pages at: + + http://www.endace.com/ + http://dag.cs.waikato.ac.nz/ + +For more information about Endace DAG cards contact <sales@endace.com>. + |