Re: [Etherape-users] Openbsd version: No Nameservers Defined

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ka...@kl... wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm running openbsd 3.9 etherape compiled form ports using make & make
> install.
> 
> I am able to execute the command line as root to run etherape, but when it
> runs I get a "No Namservers Defined" error.

Unless you disable name resolution (for example, with the -n command 
line option), etherape needs to access a DNS server, so you need to 
configure your box appropriately.

> 
> In reading the man page, is says etherape looks at etc/ethers if it exists.
> 
> -I didn't see one, but I created it, -should it's perms belong to etherape?
> 
> what's the exact format of this file?  I didn't see an example on the net
> when googling for one.
The ethers file is used to map MAC to IP addresses. Its format is 
simple: a line for each MAC - IP pair, separated by spaces/tabs (try man 
ethers)
Usually is not needed, though. Is useful only if you want to follow 
nodes at the ethernet level, but want also display the IP addresses 
instead of the MAC.