Re: Using TCPIP programs that need a packet driver

Stas Sergeev
2002-12-04T11:38:58Z

Hello.

J. Solomon Kostelnik wrote:
> but they all report that I have no packet driver installed. I thought
> that putting $_netdev = "eth0" was supposed to install a packet driver
> linked to the Linux eth0 device--is that incorrect?
No, not correct.

> Do I need to enable
> other options in order to get this to work?
Yes. At least $_pktdriver must be enabled.
Also it is necessary to give dosemu a root
permissions (suid bit or start as root) in
order the packet driver to work.