Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 3163] MIBS error on launch 1.0.5

Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 22:44:13 -0800 (PST)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3163





--- Comment #10 from Hans <skipmeister123@xxxxxxxxx>  2009-02-01 22:44:12 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #9)
> Well, I should have just waited and put both of these together. Now that you've
> got MIBS running, try this command in the terminal:  sudo chmod go+r /dev/bpf* 
> It's an issue with the bpf permissions, which I thought I knew from reading the
> support documents, but most of them were about as clear as mud and didn't help
> me get it working. The above command may not work if you don't have
> administrator privileges, but you'd have to ask someone who knows a bit more
> than I do if you want to be sure. Here's the link to the page where I found
> this, which also has the CHModBPF script that can run on startup.
> http://blog.nominet.org.uk/tech/2008/04/30/wireshark-capture-under-mac-os-x/
> 
> Dan
> 

Dan, you are a gentleman and a scholar.  That worked flawlessly! I wonder why
this issue existed in the first place though? No matter, this was perfect. 
Thanks a lot!


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