Re: libpcap problems

[Guy Harris <guy () alum mit edu>]

On Jun 22, 2004, at 8:45 AM, Bowser Jason S Contr AFRL/IFTA wrote:

> I am writing some software that forks multiple process on a unix 
> macine(IRIX) however when i have each child start the pcap_loop when i 
> get to the 4th child and beyond i get the following error
>
> pcap_open_live snoop bind: Cant assign requested address
>
>  However if i comment out the pcap_loop line the i dont get that error.
>
>  I am opening the device (ef0) using promiscous mode if that helps

I.e., you have four processes doing a "pcap_open_live()" on "ef0" in 
promiscuous mode?

You might want to ask SGI about this - perhaps there's a limit on the 
number of "snoop" sockets that can be bound to a particular network 
interface, although I have no idea why such a limit would show up only 
if you have a read in progress on the sockets.

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