Ethereal-users: Re: [ethereal-users] couldn't find mib file ???

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 15:28:55 -0800 (PST)
> today i installed ethereal 0.8.3 on my suse linux 6.0 machine.
> according to ldd all libs seem to be available.
> 
> when i start ethereal out of an xterm window it it refuses to run and
> tells me
>       couldn't find mib file

It's not failing to find a library; a routine in one of the libraries
(either CMU or UCD SNMP) is failing to find one of its MIB files, and
that library has the annoying habit of immediately exiting after
printing that message if it fails to find a MIB file.

What does "ethereal -v" print?  That should indicate which SNMP library
you have; perhaps the library is installed but its MIB files aren't (are
they part of a separate RPM from the RPM for the libraries?).