hi experts,

i am trying to run one application,it fails

[root@andd124 bcmsim_if]# ./make_encap.sh
/tmp/ccQauMUH.o: In function `main':
/bcm_linux_21_old/bcmsim/bcmsim_if/encap.c:498: undefined reference
to `pcap_lookupdev'
/bcm_linux_21_old/bcmsim/bcmsim_if/encap.c:512: undefined reference
to `pcap_open_live'
/bcm_linux_21_old/bcmsim/bcmsim_if/encap.c:519: undefined reference
to `pcap_fileno'
/bcm_linux_21_old/bcmsim/bcmsim_if/encap.c:559: undefined reference
to `pcap_dispatch'
/bcm_linux_21_old/bcmsim/bcmsim_if/encap.c:562: undefined reference
to `pcap_geterr'
/tmp/ccQauMUH.o: In function `sigquit':
/bcm_linux_21_old/bcmsim/bcmsim_if/encap.c:927: undefined reference
to `pcap_close'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
[root@andd124 bcmsim_if]#

It is redhat linux x86 machine. for this i tried to install libpcap which suits that version. Below is the list which i tries to install. but still i am getting above error.
1.libpcap-0.9.4-1.i586.rpm
2.libpcap-1.0.0.tar.gz

Please provide your response soon. It is blocking for me for the past 1 week. Thanks in advance.

Well, Redhat EL X.x is a propitiatory OS, and is expected
to work OK only when you have the paid Redhat account.
Then you have access to all the genuine Redhat packages.
And can install all packages with ' yum '.

You can find the real name for the OS with the commands :
cat /etc/issue
.. and ..
cat /etc/redhat-release

Assuming you have Redhat EL 5.x :
The current libpcap packages are libpcap-0.9.4-14.el5.i386.rpm
and libpcap-devel-0.9.4-14.el5.i386.rpm

If you have installed a random mix of packages found on the net,
there may appear some problems.

The free version of Redhat EL 5.4 is CentOS 5.4
http://distrowatch.com/index.php?dis...h=all&year=all

http://centos.org/
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hi

[root@localhost lib]# cat /etc/issue
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga)
Kernel \r on an \m

i am using redhat linux with kernel 2.6.

Please suggest the link and version of libpcap which also support x86.

hi,
i tried to install libpcap-devel-0.9.4-14.el5.i386.rpm, it showed installed. But got below error.

[root@localhost bcmsim_if]# ./make_encap.sh
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libpcap.so when searching for -lpcap
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libpcap.a when searching for -lpcap
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpcap
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
[root@localhost bcmsim_if]# ldd /usr/lib/libpcap.a
ldd: warning: you do not have execution permission for `/usr/lib/libpcap.a'
not a dynamic executable
[root@localhost bcmsim_if]# ldd /usr/lib/libpcap.so
linux-gate.so.1 => (0xffffe000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0xf7e7d000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x56555000)

You will need libpcap-0.9.4-14.el5.i386.rpm too for libpcap.so
to work.

This command can be used :
wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.4/...4.el5.i386.rpm

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P.S. : The correct naming of the OS is : Redhat EL 5.
"redhat linux with kernel 2.6" is not a unique identifier.
Can be any EL4 or EL5.

( And about kernel-2.6.18-x ...
'uname -r' will show the exact kernel version.)
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hi
i installed libpcap-0.9.4-14.el5.i386.rpm also but still issue not solved.

[root@localhost ]# rpm -ivh libpcap-0.9.4-14.el5.i386.rpm
warning: libpcap-0.9.4-14.el5.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID e8562897
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
package libpcap-0.9.4-14.el5 is already installed
[root@localhost ]# clear
[root@localhost ]#
[root@localhost bcmsim_if]# ./make_encap.sh
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libpcap.so when searching for -lpcap
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libpcap.a when searching for -lpcap
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpcap
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
[root@localhost bcmsim_if]#

[root@localhost bcmsim_if]# uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.18-8.el5 #1 SMP Fri Jan 26 14:15:14 EST 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Well, your OS is 64 bit, and so is gcc and the linker = ld.

So you cannot link against i386 libraries.
But will have to take care that only x86_64 development
packages are used, or pointed to at compile time.
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hi,
i installed libpcap successfully. thanks for your support.

I downloaded libpcap-1.0.0.tat.gz file and installed in my linux server. then i configured that file next given make, make install.

Thanks for your kind support.