Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Capture-start option returns recv_ack error on AIX V5

[Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 04:10:47PM -0500, Shantala G wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've compiled ethereal for AIX V5.  It works fine as far as far as reading 
> capture files of iptrace.  But when I try to use the Capture - Start option 
> for tr0 interface, it returns the error :
> 
> The capture session could not be initiated (recv_ack: bind error 0x1).Please 
> check to make sure you have sufficient permissions and that you have the 
> proper interface or pipe specified.

If I recall, the libpcap that comes with AIX is broken.

Download libpcap from http://www.tcpdump.org, read the
README.aix file, and build libpcap.

Then, rebuild Ethereal and link against the libpcap that you
just built instead of the one that comes with AIX.
-- 
Craig Rodrigues        
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