Monitor mode warning - arptype 801 not supported by libpcap - falling back to cooked socket

From: Jun Sun (jsun_at_junsun.net)
Date: 2002-08-24 00:40:18 UTC

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I saw this warning when I start ethereal. Is this benign? Or does it mean I have an outdated libpcap?

Warning: arptype 801 not supported by libpcap - falling back to cooked socket

Based on initial look, capturing packets seems to be fine.

Jun

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