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