Ethereal-users: Re: [ethereal-users] Error when starting capture.

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From: Simon Bond <bondsc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 11:25:57 +0100
At 23:14 01/05/99 -0500, Gilbert Ramirez wrote:
>On Sat, May 01, 1999 at 04:17:18PM -0500, Simon Bond wrote:
>> 
>> "File does not exist" "The capture session could not be initiated".
>
>Either libpcap couldn't create that temp file, or it couldn't open your
>network interface in promiscuous mode. Are you sure you are running as
>root? What type of NIC is your network interface?
>

I'm definately running as root. I'm completely totally 100% sure.

The NIC is a 3C905B (PCI 10/100)

I'll give you the strace output and other info you asked when I'm back at
the right machine.

Cheers,

Simon