Ethereal-users: Re: [ethereal-users] eth... with Sun Sparc Solaris 2.x and multiple interfaces

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 15:07:31 -0800 (PST)
> When we start ethereal on ethernet interface qe1..3 or qfe1..3,
> ethereal creates the capture window wiht window title, but further on
> we get no window update of the root window and of the capture window
> of ethereal. Seams like ethereal is not working or does no X 
> activity.

Does "tcpdump", when started on those interfaces, sees activity at a
time when Ethereal doesn't?

If not, it could be a problem with "libpcap"'s Solaris (or DLPI in
general) support - does "snoop" see traffic when "tcpdump" doesn't?