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  73 ><P
  74 >IPTraf's messages are presented in two ways.  In interactive mode, messages
  75 are displayed in a distictive message box.  In daemon (background) mode,
  76 appropriate messages are written to the <TT
  77 CLASS="FILENAME"
  78 >iptraf.log</TT
  79 >
  80 file in the IPTraf log directory (normally
  81 <TT
  82 CLASS="FILENAME"
  83 >/var/log/iptraf</TT
  84 >.</P
  85 ><DIV
  86 CLASS="SECT1"
  87 ><H1
  88 CLASS="SECT1"
  89 ><A
  90 NAME="IPTRAFMESSAGES"
  91 >IPTraf Messages</A
  92 ></H1
  93 ><DIV
  94 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
  95 ><A
  96 NAME="AEN2131"
  97 ></A
  98 ><P
  99 ><TT
 100 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 101 >Unable to create config file</TT
 102 ></P
 103 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 104 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 105 >  IPTraf cannot create the configuration file. The most likely cause of
 106   this is that you didn't properly install the
 107   program, and the necessary directory
 108 <TT
 109 CLASS="FILENAME"
 110 >/var/local/iptraf</TT
 111 > does not
 112   exist. Can also be generated if you have a disk problem or if you
 113   have too many files open.</BLOCKQUOTE
 114 ></DIV
 115 ><DIV
 116 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 117 ><A
 118 NAME="AEN2138"
 119 ></A
 120 ><P
 121 ><TT
 122 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 123 >Unable to read config file</TT
 124 ></P
 125 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 126 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 127 >  The configuration record cannot be read. You most likely have a disk
 128   problem.</BLOCKQUOTE
 129 ></DIV
 130 ><DIV
 131 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 132 ><A
 133 NAME="AEN2144"
 134 ></A
 135 ><P
 136 ><TT
 137 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 138 >Unable to write config file</TT
 139 ></P
 140 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 141 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 142 >&#13;  The configuration file cannot be written. You either have a disk
 143   problem, or (more likely), your disk is full.</BLOCKQUOTE
 144 ></DIV
 145 ><DIV
 146 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 147 ><A
 148 NAME="AEN2150"
 149 ></A
 150 ><P
 151 ><TT
 152 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 153 >Enter an appropriate description for this filter</TT
 154 ></P
 155 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 156 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 157 >&#13;  Enter something to clearly describe the filter you are defining.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 158 ></DIV
 159 ><DIV
 160 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 161 ><A
 162 NAME="AEN2156"
 163 ></A
 164 ><P
 165 ><TT
 166 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 167 >Error loading filter list file</TT
 168 ></P
 169 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 170 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 171 >  IPTraf cannot access the list of defined TCP or UDP filters. Can also be
 172   an indicator of a bad disk.</BLOCKQUOTE
 173 ></DIV
 174 ><DIV
 175 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 176 ><A
 177 NAME="AEN2162"
 178 ></A
 179 ><P
 180 ><TT
 181 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 182 >Error writing filter list file</TT
 183 ></P
 184 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 185 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 186 >&#13;  The filter list file cannot be written to. You may
 187   have trouble accessing your filters.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 188 ></DIV
 189 ><DIV
 190 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 191 ><A
 192 NAME="AEN2168"
 193 ></A
 194 ><P
 195 ><TT
 196 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 197 >Unable to read TCP/UDP/misc IP filter file</TT
 198 ></P
 199 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 200 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 201 >&#13;  IPTraf cannot read the filter data off the file. Could be caused
 202   by a bad disk.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 203 ></DIV
 204 ><DIV
 205 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 206 ><A
 207 NAME="AEN2174"
 208 ></A
 209 ><P
 210 ><TT
 211 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 212 >Error opening filter data file</TT
 213 ></P
 214 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 215 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 216 >  IPTraf cannot open the filter file. Could be caused by a shortage of
 217   file descriptors or a bad disk.</BLOCKQUOTE
 218 ></DIV
 219 ><DIV
 220 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 221 ><A
 222 NAME="AEN2180"
 223 ></A
 224 ><P
 225 ><TT
 226 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 227 >Unable to write filter data</TT
 228 ></P
 229 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 230 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 231 >  IPTraf cannot add the newly defined filter to the filter list. This may
 232   be due to a bad disk.</BLOCKQUOTE
 233 ></DIV
 234 ><DIV
 235 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 236 ><A
 237 NAME="AEN2186"
 238 ></A
 239 ><P
 240 ><TT
 241 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 242 >Cannot create filter data file</TT
 243 ></P
 244 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 245 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 246 >  IPTraf cannot create the filter record file. The defined filter is lost.</BLOCKQUOTE
 247 ></DIV
 248 ><DIV
 249 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 250 ><A
 251 NAME="AEN2192"
 252 ></A
 253 ><P
 254 ><TT
 255 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 256 >Unable to save filter changes</TT
 257 ></P
 258 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 259 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 260 >  IPTraf cannot save the changes you made to the filter. You probably
 261   have a disk error.</BLOCKQUOTE
 262 ></DIV
 263 ><DIV
 264 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 265 ><A
 266 NAME="AEN2198"
 267 ></A
 268 ><P
 269 ><TT
 270 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 271 >Unable to write filter state information</TT
 272 ></P
 273 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 274 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 275 >  The current state of the filters cannot be saved. IPTraf will be unable
 276   to correctly reload the filters the next time it's started. This can
 277   be caused by a bad disk or improper installation.</BLOCKQUOTE
 278 ></DIV
 279 ><DIV
 280 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 281 ><A
 282 NAME="AEN2204"
 283 ></A
 284 ><P
 285 ><TT
 286 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 287 >Unable to save interface flags</TT
 288 ></P
 289 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 290 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 291 >  IPTraf was unable to save the flags of the network interfaces. This is
 292   probably due to a bad installation or full filesystem.</BLOCKQUOTE
 293 ></DIV
 294 ><DIV
 295 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 296 ><A
 297 NAME="AEN2210"
 298 ></A
 299 ><P
 300 ><TT
 301 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 302 >Unable to retrieve saved interface flags</TT
 303 ></P
 304 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 305 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 306 >  IPTraf was unable to retrieve the save interface flags.
 307   Probably again due to a bad installation or full filesystem.</BLOCKQUOTE
 308 ></DIV
 309 ><DIV
 310 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 311 ><A
 312 NAME="AEN2216"
 313 ></A
 314 ><P
 315 ><TT
 316 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 317 ><TT
 318 CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
 319 ><I
 320 >protocol</I
 321 ></TT
 322 > filter data file in use; try again later</TT
 323 ></P
 324 ><P
 325 ><TT
 326 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 327 >Filter state file in use; try again later</TT
 328 ></P
 329 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 330 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 331 >  Another IPTraf process is modifying the TCP, UDP or miscellaneous IP
 332   filter data or the filter state file and has locked the files
 333   or file. Try again once the other IPTraf process has terminated or
 334   completed its modifications and unlocked the files.</BLOCKQUOTE
 335 ></DIV
 336 ><DIV
 337 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 338 ><A
 339 NAME="AEN2225"
 340 ></A
 341 ><P
 342 ><TT
 343 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 344 >Unable to resolve hostname</TT
 345 ></P
 346 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 347 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 348 >  The indicated host name in the filter cannot be resolved into an
 349   IP address. Check the local hosts database <TT
 350 CLASS="FILENAME"
 351 >/etc/hosts</TT
 352 > or
 353   your machine's DNS configuration or DNS server.  The filter parameters will not be used.</BLOCKQUOTE
 354 ></DIV
 355 ><DIV
 356 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 357 ><A
 358 NAME="AEN2233"
 359 ></A
 360 ><P
 361 ><TT
 362 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 363 >Unable to open host description file</TT
 364 ></P
 365 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 366 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 367 >&#13;  IPTraf cannot open the file containing the descriptions for Ethernet
 368   or FDDI addresses. Could be due to a bad disk or a hit on the file
 369   descriptor limit.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 370 ></DIV
 371 ><DIV
 372 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 373 ><A
 374 NAME="AEN2239"
 375 ></A
 376 ><P
 377 ><TT
 378 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 379 >Unable to write host description</TT
 380 ></P
 381 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 382 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 383 >&#13;  IPTraf was unable to write the description record for this Ethernet or
 384   FDDI address. Could be due to a bad disk or corrupted filesystem.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 385 ></DIV
 386 ><DIV
 387 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 388 ><A
 389 NAME="AEN2245"
 390 ></A
 391 ><P
 392 ><TT
 393 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 394 >No descriptions&#13;</TT
 395 ></P
 396 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 397 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 398 >&#13;  You tried to edit or delete a description with no previous
 399   descriptions defined.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 400 ></DIV
 401 ><DIV
 402 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 403 ><A
 404 NAME="AEN2251"
 405 ></A
 406 ><P
 407 ><TT
 408 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 409 >Cannot open log file</TT
 410 ></P
 411 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 412 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 413 >&#13;  There is a problem opening the log file. There is most
 414   likely a problem with the disk, or there are too many open files.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 415 ></DIV
 416 ><DIV
 417 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 418 ><A
 419 NAME="AEN2257"
 420 ></A
 421 ><P
 422 ><TT
 423 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 424 >Unable to obtain interface list</TT
 425 ></P
 426 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 427 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 428 >&#13;  IPTraf was unable to retrieve the list of network interfaces
 429   from the <TT
 430 CLASS="FILENAME"
 431 >/proc</TT
 432 > filesystem. This may be due
 433   to a badly configured kernel.  IPTraf needs <TT
 434 CLASS="FILENAME"
 435 >/proc</TT
 436 >
 437   filesystem support.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 438 ></DIV
 439 ><DIV
 440 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 441 ><A
 442 NAME="AEN2265"
 443 ></A
 444 ><P
 445 ><TT
 446 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 447 >No active interfaces. Check their status or the /proc filesystem.</TT
 448 ></P
 449 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 450 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 451 >&#13;  IPTraf found no active interfaces. Either all interfaces are down or the
 452   <TT
 453 CLASS="FILENAME"
 454 >/proc/net/dev</TT
 455 > file was empty or unavailable. Activate at least one
 456   interface or check the <TT
 457 CLASS="FILENAME"
 458 >/proc/net/dev</TT
 459 > file.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 460 ></DIV
 461 ><DIV
 462 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 463 ><A
 464 NAME="AEN2273"
 465 ></A
 466 ><P
 467 ><TT
 468 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 469 >Unable to obtain interface parameters for interface</TT
 470 ></P
 471 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 472 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 473 >&#13;  The system call to retrieve the interface's flags failed. Check your
 474   interface or kernel driver.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 475 ></DIV
 476 ><DIV
 477 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 478 ><A
 479 NAME="AEN2279"
 480 ></A
 481 ><P
 482 ><TT
 483 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 484 >Promisc change failed for interface</TT
 485 ></P
 486 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 487 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 488 >&#13;  The system call to change the promiscuous flag failed. Check
 489   your interface or its kernel driver.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 490 ></DIV
 491 ><DIV
 492 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 493 ><A
 494 NAME="AEN2285"
 495 ></A
 496 ><P
 497 ><TT
 498 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 499 >Unable to open raw socket for flag change</TT
 500 ></P
 501 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 502 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 503 >&#13;  IPTraf was unable to open the necessary socket for the promiscuous
 504   change operation. May be due to a shortage of file descriptors.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 505 ></DIV
 506 ><DIV
 507 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 508 ><A
 509 NAME="AEN2291"
 510 ></A
 511 ><P
 512 ><TT
 513 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 514 >Unable to open socket for MTU determination</TT
 515 ></P
 516 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 517 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 518 >&#13;  Returned by the facility for detailed interface statistics
 519   if the raw socket's opening sequence failed. The facility will abort.</BLOCKQUOTE
 520 ></DIV
 521 ><DIV
 522 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 523 ><A
 524 NAME="AEN2297"
 525 ></A
 526 ><P
 527 ><TT
 528 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 529 >Unable to open raw socket</TT
 530 ></P
 531 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 532 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 533 >  IPTraf was unable to open the raw socket for packet capture. May be due
 534   to a shortage of file descriptors.<DIV
 535 CLASS="NOTE"
 536 ><P
 537 ></P
 538 ><TABLE
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 543 ><TD
 544 WIDTH="25"
 545 ALIGN="CENTER"
 546 VALIGN="TOP"
 547 ><IMG
 548 SRC="./stylesheet-images/note.gif"
 549 HSPACE="5"
 550 ALT="Note"></TD
 551 ><TH
 552 ALIGN="LEFT"
 553 VALIGN="CENTER"
 554 ><B
 555 >Reminder</B
 556 ></TH
 557 ></TR
 558 ><TR
 559 ><TD
 560 >&nbsp;</TD
 561 ><TD
 562 ALIGN="LEFT"
 563 VALIGN="TOP"
 564 ><P
 565 > IPTraf 2.x.x requires Linux kernel 2.2.x, with the Packet
 566   Socket option compiled in or installed as a module. IPTraf 2.x will
 567   return this error on a pre-2.2 kernel or on a 2.2 kernel without
 568   Packet Socket.</P
 569 ></TD
 570 ></TR
 571 ></TABLE
 572 ></DIV
 573 ></BLOCKQUOTE
 574 ></DIV
 575 ><DIV
 576 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 577 ><A
 578 NAME="AEN2306"
 579 ></A
 580 ><P
 581 ><TT
 582 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 583 >Unable to obtain interface MTU</TT
 584 ></P
 585 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 586 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 587 >&#13;  The detailed statistics facility was unable to
 588   obtain the maximum transmission unit (MTU) for the selected
 589   interface. The facility will abort.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 590 ></DIV
 591 ><DIV
 592 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 593 ><A
 594 NAME="AEN2312"
 595 ></A
 596 ><P
 597 ><TT
 598 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 599 >Specified interface not supported</TT
 600 ></P
 601 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 602 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 603 >&#13;  The interface specified with the <TT
 604 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 605 >-i</TT
 606 >,
 607   <TT
 608 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 609 >-d</TT
 610 >, <TT
 611 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 612 >-s</TT
 613 >, <TT
 614 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 615 >-l</TT
 616 >,
 617   or <TT
 618 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 619 >-z</TT
 620 > command-line parameters is not supported
 621   by IPTraf.</BLOCKQUOTE
 622 ></DIV
 623 ><DIV
 624 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 625 ><A
 626 NAME="AEN2323"
 627 ></A
 628 ><P
 629 ><TT
 630 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 631 >Specified interface not active</TT
 632 ></P
 633 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 634 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 635 >&#13;  The interface specified with the <TT
 636 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 637 >-i</TT
 638 >,
 639   <TT
 640 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 641 >-d</TT
 642 >,
 643   <TT
 644 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 645 >-s</TT
 646 >, <TT
 647 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 648 >-l</TT
 649 >, or
 650   <TT
 651 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 652 >-z</TT
 653 > command-line parameters is
 654   supported, but not currently activated.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 655 ></DIV
 656 ><DIV
 657 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 658 ><A
 659 NAME="AEN2334"
 660 ></A
 661 ><P
 662 ><TT
 663 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 664 >Fatal: memory allocation error</TT
 665 ></P
 666 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 667 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 668 >&#13;  May occur if you have too little memory to allocate for windows, the
 669   menu system, or dialog boxes. IPTraf tries
 670   to prevent further allocations if memory runs out during a
 671   monitor. However, this could also mean a bug if you're reasonably sure
 672   you're not out of memory. An instructional message
 673   on bug reporting follows this message.<DIV
 674 CLASS="NOTE"
 675 ><P
 676 ></P
 677 ><TABLE
 678 CLASS="NOTE"
 679 WIDTH="100%"
 680 BORDER="0"
 681 ><TR
 682 ><TD
 683 WIDTH="25"
 684 ALIGN="CENTER"
 685 VALIGN="TOP"
 686 ><IMG
 687 SRC="./stylesheet-images/note.gif"
 688 HSPACE="5"
 689 ALT="Note"></TD
 690 ><TH
 691 ALIGN="LEFT"
 692 VALIGN="CENTER"
 693 ><B
 694 >Technical note</B
 695 ></TH
 696 ></TR
 697 ><TR
 698 ><TD
 699 >&nbsp;</TD
 700 ><TD
 701 ALIGN="LEFT"
 702 VALIGN="TOP"
 703 ><P
 704 >This is actually a response to the
 705   segmentation fault error (SIGSEGV).</P
 706 ></TD
 707 ></TR
 708 ></TABLE
 709 ></DIV
 710 ></BLOCKQUOTE
 711 ></DIV
 712 ><DIV
 713 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 714 ><A
 715 NAME="AEN2343"
 716 ></A
 717 ><P
 718 ><TT
 719 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 720 >This program can be run only by the system administrator</TT
 721 ></P
 722 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 723 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 724 >&#13;  IPTraf normally does not allow anybody but uid 0 (root) to run it.
 725   This measure is included for safety reasons. See the section
 726   on recompiling the program below if you want to override this.
 727   This feature is built in, and not part of the configuration&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 728 ></DIV
 729 ><DIV
 730 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 731 ><A
 732 NAME="AEN2349"
 733 ></A
 734 ><P
 735 ><TT
 736 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 737 >Your TERM variable is not set</TT
 738 ></P
 739 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 740 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 741 >&#13;  The <TT
 742 CLASS="ENVAR"
 743 >TERM</TT
 744 > (terminal type) environment variable
 745   must be set to a valid terminal type so that the screen management
 746   routines can function properly. Set it to the appropriate terminal type.
 747   Linux consoles typically have their <TT
 748 CLASS="ENVAR"
 749 >TERM</TT
 750 > variables set to
 751 <TT
 752 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 753 >linux</TT
 754 >.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 755 ></DIV
 756 ><DIV
 757 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 758 ><A
 759 NAME="AEN2358"
 760 ></A
 761 ><P
 762 ><TT
 763 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 764 >Received TERM signal</TT
 765 ></P
 766 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 767 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 768 >  Not related to the previous message. The
 769 <TT
 770 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 771 >TERM</TT
 772 > (terminate) signal
 773   is normally used to gracefully shut down a program. This message
 774   simply indicates that the <TT
 775 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 776 >TERM</TT
 777 > signal was caught and IPTraf is
 778   attempting to shut down as gracefully as possible.</BLOCKQUOTE
 779 ></DIV
 780 ><DIV
 781 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 782 ><A
 783 NAME="AEN2366"
 784 ></A
 785 ><P
 786 ><TT
 787 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 788 >  Invalid option or missing parameter, use iptraf -h for help</TT
 789 ></P
 790 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 791 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 792 >  The <TT
 793 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 794 >-i</TT
 795 >,
 796   <TT
 797 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 798 >-d</TT
 799 >,
 800   <TT
 801 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 802 >-s</TT
 803 >, <TT
 804 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 805 >-l</TT
 806 >, or
 807   <TT
 808 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 809 >-z</TT
 810 > options were specified but
 811   no interface was specified on the command line. These
 812   parameters require a valid interface name (or
 813   <TT
 814 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 815 >all</TT
 816 > for <TT
 817 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 818 >-i</TT
 819 >
 820 or <TT
 821 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 822 >-l</TT
 823 >).  This message also appears if an unknown option is passed
 824 to the <B
 825 CLASS="COMMAND"
 826 >iptraf</B
 827 > command.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 828 ></DIV
 829 ><DIV
 830 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 831 ><A
 832 NAME="AEN2382"
 833 ></A
 834 ><P
 835 ><TT
 836 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 837 >Warning: unable to tag this process</TT
 838 ></P
 839 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 840 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 841 >&#13;  IPTraf normally tags itself when it runs to prevent multiple instances
 842   of the statistical facilities from running.
 843   This message means the program was unable to
 844   create the necessary tag file. This may be due to a bad or
 845   improper installation. Try running the
 846 <B
 847 CLASS="COMMAND"
 848 >make install</B
 849 > procedure or the
 850 <B
 851 CLASS="COMMAND"
 852 >Setup</B
 853 > in the distribution's top-level directory.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 854 ></DIV
 855 ><DIV
 856 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 857 ><A
 858 NAME="AEN2390"
 859 ></A
 860 ><P
 861 ><TT
 862 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 863 >Warning: unable to tag facility</TT
 864 ></P
 865 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 866 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 867 >&#13;  IPTraf was unable to create the tag file for the facility you
 868   started. The facility will still run, but other instances of IPTraf that
 869   may be running simultaneously will allow the same facility to run.
 870   This may cause both instances of the facility to malfunction. This could
 871   be due to a bad disk or bad installation.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 872 ></DIV
 873 ><DIV
 874 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 875 ><A
 876 NAME="AEN2396"
 877 ></A
 878 ><P
 879 ><TT
 880 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 881 ><TT
 882 CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
 883 ><I
 884 >facility</I
 885 ></TT
 886 > already running/listening on interface</TT
 887 ></P
 888 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 889 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 890 >&#13;  The facility you tried to start is currently running
 891   on the indicated interface in another IPTraf process on the machine.
 892   This restriction is placed to prevent conflicts involving
 893   internal sockets or the log files.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 894 ></DIV
 895 ><DIV
 896 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 897 ><A
 898 NAME="AEN2403"
 899 ></A
 900 ><P
 901 ><TT
 902 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 903 >General interface statistics already active in another process</TT
 904 ></P
 905 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 906 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 907 >&#13;  Only one instance of the general interface statistics can run at a time.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 908 ></DIV
 909 ><DIV
 910 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 911 ><A
 912 NAME="AEN2409"
 913 ></A
 914 ><P
 915 ><TT
 916 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 917 >Duplicate port/range entry&#13;</TT
 918 ></P
 919 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 920 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 921 >  You entered a port number or range that was already added to the list of
 922   additional ports to be monitored by the TCP/UDP service monitor&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 923 ></DIV
 924 ><DIV
 925 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 926 ><A
 927 NAME="AEN2415"
 928 ></A
 929 ><P
 930 ><TT
 931 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 932 >No custom ports</TT
 933 ></P
 934 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 935 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 936 >&#13;  There are no ports or port ranges earlier added. There's nothing
 937   to delete.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 938 ></DIV
 939 ><DIV
 940 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 941 ><A
 942 NAME="AEN2421"
 943 ></A
 944 ><P
 945 ><TT
 946 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 947 >Can't start rvnamed; lookups will block</TT
 948 ></P
 949 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 950 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 951 >&#13;  IPTraf cannot start the <B
 952 CLASS="COMMAND"
 953 >rvnamed</B
 954 > daemon; probably due
 955   to a bad installation. IPTraf will fall back to blocking lookups.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 956 ></DIV
 957 ><DIV
 958 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 959 ><A
 960 NAME="AEN2428"
 961 ></A
 962 ><P
 963 ><TT
 964 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 965 >Can't spawn new process; lookups will block</TT
 966 ></P
 967 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 968 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 969 >&#13;  IPTraf cannot start a new process. This may be due to memory shortage.
 970   IPTraf will fall back to blocking lookups.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 971 ></DIV
 972 ><DIV
 973 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 974 ><A
 975 NAME="AEN2434"
 976 ></A
 977 ><P
 978 ><TT
 979 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 980 >Fork error, IPTraf cannot run in background</TT
 981 ></P
 982 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 983 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 984 >&#13;  IPTraf cannot start a new process, and can go into the background.
 985   This may be due to memory shortage. IPTraf aborts.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
 986 ></DIV
 987 ><DIV
 988 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
 989 ><A
 990 NAME="AEN2440"
 991 ></A
 992 ><P
 993 ><TT
 994 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
 995 >No memory for new filter entry</TT
 996 ></P
 997 ><BLOCKQUOTE
 998 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
 999 >&#13;  IPTraf was unable to allocate memory for a new filter entry. Most likely
1000   due to memory shortage.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
1001 ></DIV
1002 ><DIV
1003 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
1004 ><A
1005 NAME="AEN2446"
1006 ></A
1007 ><P
1008 ><TT
1009 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
1010 >Memory Low</TT
1011 ></P
1012 ><BLOCKQUOTE
1013 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
1014 >&#13;  This indicator appears if memory runs low due to a lot of entries in a
1015   facility. Should critical functions fail (window creation,
1016   internal allocation), the program could terminate with a
1017   segmentation violation.<DIV
1018 CLASS="NOTE"
1019 ><P
1020 ></P
1021 ><TABLE
1022 CLASS="NOTE"
1023 WIDTH="100%"
1024 BORDER="0"
1025 ><TR
1026 ><TD
1027 WIDTH="25"
1028 ALIGN="CENTER"
1029 VALIGN="TOP"
1030 ><IMG
1031 SRC="./stylesheet-images/note.gif"
1032 HSPACE="5"
1033 ALT="Note"></TD
1034 ><TH
1035 ALIGN="LEFT"
1036 VALIGN="CENTER"
1037 ><B
1038 >Note</B
1039 ></TH
1040 ></TR
1041 ><TR
1042 ><TD
1043 >&nbsp;</TD
1044 ><TD
1045 ALIGN="LEFT"
1046 VALIGN="TOP"
1047 ><P
1048 >  Any message or indicator about low memory means that your system
1049   does not have enough memory to handle the entries. It is
1050   almost certain that sooner or later, IPTraf or other applications will
1051   abort due to the failure of important system calls or library functions.
1052   Memory must be added right away.</P
1053 ></TD
1054 ></TR
1055 ></TABLE
1056 ></DIV
1057 ></BLOCKQUOTE
1058 ></DIV
1059 ><DIV
1060 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
1061 ><A
1062 NAME="AEN2455"
1063 ></A
1064 ><P
1065 ><TT
1066 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
1067 >IPC Error</TT
1068 ></P
1069 ><BLOCKQUOTE
1070 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
1071 >  This indicator appears if an error occurs receiving data
1072   from the <B
1073 CLASS="COMMAND"
1074 >rvnamed</B
1075 > program (IPC stands for Interprocess Communication).
1076   This indication should not occur under normal circumstances.
1077   Report instances of this condition and the circumstances under which
1078   it happens. You may also include data from the
1079 <TT
1080 CLASS="FILENAME"
1081 >rvnamed.log</TT
1082 > file.&#13;</BLOCKQUOTE
1083 ></DIV
1084 ><DIV
1085 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
1086 ><A
1087 NAME="AEN2463"
1088 ></A
1089 ><P
1090 ><TT
1091 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
1092 >Error opening terminal: <TT
1093 CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
1094 ><I
1095 >terminal</I
1096 ></TT
1097 ></TT
1098 ></P
1099 ><BLOCKQUOTE
1100 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
1101 >  The screen management routines cannot find the
1102 <TT
1103 CLASS="FILENAME"
1104 >terminfo</TT
1105 > entry for your
1106   terminal. IPTraf expects the terminfo database located
1107   in <TT
1108 CLASS="FILENAME"
1109 >/usr/share/terminfo</TT
1110 >. This error could occur when your terminfo
1111   database is located somewhere else.  See the section on controlling the <TT
1112 CLASS="FILENAME"
1113 >terminfo</TT
1114 > search path.</BLOCKQUOTE
1115 ></DIV
1116 ><DIV
1117 CLASS="SIMPLEMSGENTRY"
1118 ><A
1119 NAME="AEN2474"
1120 ></A
1121 ><P
1122 ><TT
1123 CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
1124 >This will end your IPTraf session
1125   </TT
1126 ></P
1127 ><BLOCKQUOTE
1128 CLASS="MSGEXPLAN"
1129 >In interactive mode IPTraf asks you to confirm your exit
1130 command. Press Enter to return to the shell or any other key to cancel
1131 your command and return to the main menu.</BLOCKQUOTE
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