At 4:36 pm, Friday, June 6 2003, Daniel Harper mumbled:
>
> What are the modules af_packet and unix that are in /etc/modules, this is on
> a Debian Woody install.
>
Taken from Documentation/Configure.help on a 2.4.20 Debian kernel:
unix.o:
Unix domain sockets
CONFIG_UNIX
If you say Y here, you will include support for Unix domain sockets;
sockets are the standard Unix mechanism for establishing and
accessing network connections. Many commonly used programs such as
the X Window system and syslog use these sockets even if your
machine is not connected to any network. Unless you are working on
an embedded system or something similar, you therefore definitely
want to say Y here.
af_packet.o:
Packet socket
CONFIG_PACKET
The Packet protocol is used by applications which communicate
directly with network devices without an intermediate network
protocol implemented in the kernel, e.g. tcpdump. If you want them
to work, choose Y.
Cheers,
--
Steve
<StevenK> wiggy: When is quantz making an appearance on machines.cgi?
<wiggy> StevenK: no idea, I only submitted it a year ago or so
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