Compiling tcpdstat on Mac OSX (quick fix)

Quick fix for compiling tcpdstat on Mac OSX (Leopard, although probably works for Tiger too).
If you get this error:
cc -I. -I../libpcap-0.7.1 -DLINUX -D__FAVOR_BSD -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE=1 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -L../libpcap-0.7.1 -c stat.c
cc -I. -I../libpcap-0.7.1 -DLINUX -D__FAVOR_BSD -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE=1 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -L../libpcap-0.7.1 -c net_read.c
net_read.c:74:1: warning: “__FAVOR_BSD” redefined
<command line>:1:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
net_read.c:149: error: static declaration [...]

A good set of baseline ipfw firewall rules for Mac OSX

I want to point out the excellent baseline firewall rules posted by rmogull over on his blog. Check them out if you’re looking for a starting point for ipfw rules on OSX. Thanks rmogull!

Compile Ettercap-NG-0.7.3 natively on Leopard Fix

UPDATE 2:
njstaticuser mentioned he would like to know where to get this file below: I believe the file should be in /opt/local/var/macports/build/ – there should be a folder called _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_<ettercap-ng> where <ettercap-ng> will be something like “net_ettercap-ng” (I don’t know the exact name because it has been cleaned from that directory). Under this directory there [...]

Fix for being unable to bootstrap fink on Leopard

If you run into the following error trying to bootstrap fink (I was using version 0.27.8) on Leopard:
./Command/failure………………….ok 1/0
./Command/failure………………….NOK 24/0# Failed test at ./Command/failure.t line 85.
# ”
# !=
# ‘0′
./Command/failure………………….ok 41/0# Looks like you failed 1 test of [...]

Error installing arpwatch on Mac OSX Fix

Another quickie,
Anyone running into the following error:
$ sudo make install
Password:
/usr/bin/install -c -m 555 -o bin -g bin arpwatch /usr/local/sbin
install: bin: Invalid argument
make: *** [install] Error 67
When trying to install arpwatch, edit the Makefile and replace all the occurrences of “-o bin” with “-o root” and all the occurrences of “-g bin” with “-g wheel“
Hope this [...]