>Oh yeah, I thought of another way to log icmp packets... a bit easier,
>but not quite as convenient, and maybe not quite as reliable... if you
>have bpf in your kernel, you can use "tcpdump icmp" (or "tcpdump -i ppp0
>icmp' to watch your PPP connection) and redirect the output to a file or
>something.
i'm a bit newbie-ish to this...
how would i compile bpf into my kernel? what files do i need to get, etc?
do i need to get the entire kernel source and recompile the whole thing?
(what does bpf stand for, btw?)
any info is appreciated :)
  - a