ultrix man page for pfconfig

pfconfig(8c)															      pfconfig(8c)

Name
       pfconfig - configure packet filter parameters

Syntax
       /usr/etc/pfconfig [ +/-p[romisc] ] [ +/-c[opyall] ] [ -b[acklog] nnn ] [ -a[ll] ] [interface-name ...]

Description
       The command allows the system manager to configure certain parameters of the packet filter driver (see These parameters are configured sep-
       arately for each interface; the interfaces are specified by name on the command line (for example, and If more than one interface is speci-
       fied,  they are all given the same settings.  Alternatively, you can specify -all to configure all the packet-filter interfaces on the sys-
       tem.

       You can set the following parameters with

       +promisc  Allows packet filter users to set the interface into promiscuous mode (receives all packets).	Whenever there	is  at	least  one
		 packet filter descriptor open with the ENPROMISC mode bit set, the interface is put into promiscuous mode.  When no such descrip-
		 tors are in use, the interface is returned to normal mode.

       -promisc  The interface is no longer put into promiscuous mode on behalf of packet filter users; if the interface is  in  promiscuous  mode
		 when  this  command  is given, it is returned to normal mode.	(The superuser may use to control promiscuous mode, overriding the
		 mode set by non-superusers.  This is the default setting.)

       +copyall  Allows packet filter users to set the interface into copy-all mode (receives packets sent/received by the kernel-resident  proto-
		 col  software	[for  example,	IP, ARP, DECnet, LAT] on this host).  Whenever there is at least one packet filter descriptor open
		 with the ENCOPYALL mode bit set, the interface is put into copy-all mode.  When no such descriptors are in use, the interface	is
		 returned to normal mode.

       -copyall  The  interface  is  no  longer put into copy-all mode on behalf of packet filter users; if the interface is in copy-all mode when
		 this command is given, it is returned to normal mode.	(The superuser may use to control copy-all mode, overriding the  mode  set
		 by non-superusers.  This is the default setting.)

       -backlog nnn
		 Sets  the  maximum  backlog  (packet  filter  input  queue length) for non-superuser descriptors to the specified number.  When a
		 descriptor is opened, it is given a queue length limit of two. An application can increase this backlog using the EIOCSETW  ioctl
		 request.   Superusers	are  allowed to increase their backlog up to a system-wide maximum; non-superusers are allowed to increase
		 their backlog only up to the maximum set by this program.  Note that allowing too large a backlog may result in vast  amounts	of
		 kernel memory being tied up in the packet filter driver queues.

       If no configuration parameters are specified, the command displays the current packet filter configuration for the network interface(s).

       Only the superuser may use this command to change the configuration.

Examples
       On a system used for network monitoring, one might put this line into
       /usr/etc/pfconfig -a +promisc -backlog 64
       This  allows  users to run promiscuous network monitoring applications, with a maximum input queue length per application of 64 packets, on
       any interface in the system.
       /usr/etc/pfconfig -a +promisc +copyall -backlog 64
       This allows promiscuous network monitoring applications to monitor communications to or from the local host, as well as	the  rest  of  the
       local network.

Diagnostics
       Messages  indicating  the specified interface do not exist; an attempt to set a maximum backlog less than 1 or greater than the system-wide
       maximum; the user tried to alter an interface's configuration but is not privileged.

See Also
       netstat(1), intro(4n), packetfilter(4), ifconfig(8c), rc(8)

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