Re: compiling NFR-2.0.3 in RH 6.2

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Huh.

NFR 4.0 is less than a year old, NFR 5.0 is shipping shortly.  NFR 2.03 has 
been around for a while, and if one installs the libpcap-ethereal-i386.rpm

/mark


At 01:43 PM 9/15/00 -0400, Marcus J. Ranum wrote:
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> >i trying to compile NFR in linux Redhat 6.2
>
> Hi,
>
>          If you'll notice in the various README files, we try
> to discourage use of NFR on Linux; the packet capture code in
> the Linux kernel wasn't so hot for a long time, so we've had
> people form a negative impression of our software based on
> that.
>          Lastly, we took NFR 2.03 out of distribution a long time
> ago. You can't get it from our web site anymore, and if you got
> it from someone else, they are redistributing it in violation
> of our license. Please read the license carefully before you
> proceed.
>          We're very proud of our software and the most recent
> versions of NFR are light years ahead of the old 2.X stuff.
> Please don't spend your time with 2.X and especially don't
> compare it with the commercial offerings from out competitors.
> If you'd like to try to commercial version of the NFR IDA,
> please Email me or sales () nfr net and we'll get you an
> evaluation copy as quickly as possible.
>
> mjr.
>
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