getting "packet" protocol running without re-compiling kernal

[doug reeder]

I'd like to get the "packet" protocol (controlled by the CONFIG_PACKET
switch when compiling, and when compiled as a module, contained in the
module af_packet.o) running on a RH 6.1 (kernel 2.2.12-32) system on a
HP Kayak (Pentium II processor).

The packet protocol is needed by libpcap, which is required by every
firewall testing tool.

I'd like to get the "packet" protocol running, without re-compiling
the kernal and all the headaches that involves.

1) is af_packet.o available somewhere for downloading for a Pentium II
(i686) system?

2) Would I need to do anything more than load af_packet.o with
the modules utilities?

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[Pete Ware]

Looking at /usr/src/linux-2.4.3/net/packet/af_packet.c it should be
installable as a module. Try compiling it with:

gcc -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -fomit-frame-pointer -m486 -c af_packet.c

with the currently running kernel's sources installed and seeing if
"insmod af_packet.o" works.

--pete