Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Duplication of packets!!

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From: Claus Wagner <Claus.Wagner@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 11:03:20 +0100
Guy Harris wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 10:04:17AM +0100, Claus Wagner wrote:
> > If you use the local loop interface, packets will be duplicated.
> 
> By "local loop interface" do you mean the loopback interface on Linux?
> (Note that the original question came from somebody using Windows, so he
> wouldn't be seeing that particular problem.)
> 
> If so, note that the current CVS version of libpcap eliminates the
> duplicates on the Linux loopback interface.

You're right. I'm currently using version 0.8.13 on Linux. I meant the
'localhost' here.
Thanks for the hint, I will upgrade as soon as the next version is
released.

Regards
Claus Wagner