>> > since netbsd's -D and -L seem instrinsically related, yet the official >> > tcpdump -D doesn't seem that far off, and since the netbsd change is >> > rather recent, how about merging/switching the two functionalities? >> > this would mean that -D would give me (for example): >> > >> > % tcpdump -D >> > 1.lo0 NULL >> > 8.ep0 EN10MB >> > 9.wi0 EN10MB IEEE802_11 >> >> Yes, that might be a good idea, although that doesn't offer an option to >> display just the link-layer types for one particular interface - I guess >> we could allow "-i" and "-D" to be used together, and have that display >> the link-layer types for the interface specified with "-i" (and maybe >> leave out the interface number if that's done). > >It also doesn't help with the issue I was mentioning, which was that >"-D" was already taken by WinPcap to mean "show a list of interfaces", >and wasn't available for the NetBSD use meaning "set the DLT type for an >interface".
i was suggesting that netbsd would switch the two: -D would should interfaces and dlt types for each interface, and -L would select the dlt type. i also thought the numbers that tcpdump printed would be the ifindex numbers, but that's not the case. -- |-----< "CODE WARRIOR" >-----| [EMAIL PROTECTED] * "ah! i see you have the internet [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Brown) that goes *ping*!" [EMAIL PROTECTED] * "information is power -- share the wealth." - This is the TCPDUMP workers list. It is archived at http://www.tcpdump.org/lists/workers/index.html To unsubscribe use mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe
