wireshark network interfaces

[Eric Hall]

On Sat, Aug 25, 2007 at 03:02:56PM -0500, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> 
> On Aug 25, 2007, at 12:47, Lorenz Schori wrote:
> 
> >On 25.08.2007, at 19:35, Phil Rand wrote:
> >
> >>I installed wireshark, with no errors:
> >>
> >>  sudo port install wireshark
> >>
> >>  port installed wireshark
> >>The following ports are currently installed:
> >>  wireshark @0.99.6_0+darwin_8 (active)
> >>
> >>When I run it, the GUI comes up just fine, but the "List the  
> >>available
> >>capture interfaces" thing comes up blank.  I'm connected via  
> >>wireless,
> >>with no ethernet connection right now.
> >>
> >>In case drivers have to be installed or something, I rebooted, but  
> >>no joy.
> >>
> >>/usr/sbin/tcpdump returns:
> >>
> >>  tcpdump:  no suitable device found
> >>
> >>Is the portfile missing a prerequisite?
> >
> >You have to run tcpdump and wireshark as root, i.e. with sudo.
> 
> It might help new users if the port would print a message to that  
> effect after installation. I'm Cc'ing the maintainer.
> 

	I'd say its better if tcpdump and wireshark informed the user,
as its far less likely that the user will remember that 'port' told them
they needed privs, vs. tcpdump/wireshark telling them at runtime.  The
best way for that to happen is for users to file a bug against tcpdump
and wireshark in their respective bug trackers (i.e. not in macport's
bug tracker).


		-eric