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Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Trouble in getting interface to capture packets.

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From: Free Search <search_free2004@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:51:07 -0700 (PDT)
Well,
That was the problem. I was not running as root. Now i
am able to capture the packets. Thanks alot.

thanks

--- Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Free Search wrote:
> 
> > I am using Fedora OS. I am trying to capture
> packet
> > using ethereal. I am not getting any interface to
> > select.
> 
> Are you running Ethereal as root?  If not, you
> probably won't be able to 
> capture traffic.
> 
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