Re: tcptrace does not support tcpdump input file

From: Wesley Eddy (weddy@masaka.cs.ohiou.edu)
Date: 04/15/02

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    Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:46:14 -0400
From: Wesley Eddy <weddy@masaka.cs.ohiou.edu>
Subject: Re: tcptrace does not support tcpdump input file
Message-ID: <20020415154614.B6536@irg.cs.ohiou.edu>

    On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 02:05:22PM -0400, Jenny Wu wrote:
    > To it who may concern,
    >
    > I have compiled the libpcap-0.6.2 library and tcptrace 6.0.1. My problem
    > is when I input tcpdump file to tcptrace, eg: tcptrace -R filename.dmp,
    > it says:"Ostermann's tcptrac -- vrsion 6.0.1 -- Mon 3, 2001
    > unknown iput fil format
    > supporte Input Fil Formants:
    >
    > Snoop -- Distributed with Solaris
    > etherpeek -- Mac sniffer program
    > Net Metrix -- Commercial program from HP
    > ns -- network simulator from LBL
    > netscout -- NetScout Manager format
    >
    > Looks like The tcptrace on my solairs7 machine does not suport tcpump
    > file format. Please give me some advice.
    >
    > Many Thanks
    >
    > Jenny Wu

    Make sure your tcptrace Makefile has the following line:
    DEFINES += -DGROK_TCPDUMP
    If that line exists, it should build tcptrace with tcpdump
    support. Running 'tcptrace -hconfig' will tell you if you've
    succeeded or not.

    -Wes

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