Packet socket
modulename: af_packet.ko
configname: CONFIG_PACKET
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Networking support
└─>Networking options
└─>Packet socket
In linux kernel since version 2.6.12
The Packet protocol is used by applications which communicate
directly with network devices without an intermediate network
protocol implemented in the kernel, e.g. tcpdump. If you want them
to work, choose Y.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
be called af_packet.
If unsure, say Y.
directly with network devices without an intermediate network
protocol implemented in the kernel, e.g. tcpdump. If you want them
to work, choose Y.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
be called af_packet.
If unsure, say Y.