Subject: Re: packet capturing
To: Jonathan Stone <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/20/2004 21:36:08
Jonathan Stone <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU> writes:
> Do we really support machines where using 256k or 512k for bpf
> capture will be fatal?

Well, I can imagine a box with only 6M being installed and trying to
use dhclient, which uses bpf...

But frankly, I don't think we'll survive on those machines any more
much anyway. I just hate to be the guy nailing the coffin lid shut.

Perry