Re: Compatibility Libpcap/Winpcap and timout of

[Matthew Luckie <mjl () luckie org nz>]

> If you want a timeout, so you don't wait forever for a packet to 
> arrived, I'd suggest using select() or poll() on UN*X systems (other 
> than *BSD and Mac OS X, where select() and poll() might not work 
> correctly on BPF devices - and, in the case of Mac OS X, where poll() 
> doesn't work *at all* on "character" devices such as BPF devices or ttys).

I think the problems with select on BPF devices on FreeBSD have been 
solved for a long time.  Certainly on all currently supported versions 
of FreeBSD.
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