Re: Is libpcap pcap_set_buffer_size() == winpcap

[Chris Morgan <chmorgan () gmail com>]

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Guy Harris<guy () alum mit edu> wrote:
> On Sep 3, 2009, at 10:20 AM, Chris Morgan wrote:
>
> > I'm asking the user if pcap_set_buffer_size() will work for them. If
> > it does we can implement that interface and we'll be able to have the
> > same api that works the same across windows
>
> ...with WinPcap 4.1 or later...
>
> > mac
>
> ...with SnowLeopard or later...
>
> > linux
>
> ...with versions of distributions that have picked up libpcap 1.0 or
> later...
>
> http://oswatershed.com seems to indicate that some distributions - Arch
> Linux, Sabayon, and Ubuntu - may have 1.0.0 in their current versions.
>
> It also seems to indicate that FreeBSD has picked up 1.0.0; it looks as if
> that's only in 8.0-CURRENT, though.
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Yeah. Requiring the latest versions is a pain but it is a good first
step to get the support in place even if it requires the latest
versions.

Chris
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