How to install trafshow. 1. First, build and install libpcap. See the README file in this directory for the ftp location. Follow the INSTALL file of pcap library to build and install it. The libpcap must be installed in suitable directory. Make sure you have installed pcap.h and net/bpf.h include files of this package. Alternatively, the libpcap.a my be placed in ../libpcap directory. 2. Next, make sure you have already installed the curses library. Currently trafshow may be compiled with any curses library. But the suggested library is Slang Curses because it supports colors built-in and works right throught termcap and terminfo data bases. See the README file in this directory for the curses notes and ftp location. 3. Now, decide whether you want to place trafshow and man page. The configure script option `--prefix' changes the root directory for installing trafshow (/usr/local by default). Use `--prefix=/usr' to replace your default trafshow distribution or just edit the BINDEST and MANDEST paths in Makefile.in. 4. Type `./configure' to determine your system attributes and libraries to generate an appropriate Makefile from Makefile.in and config.h from config.h.in. Some systems require unusual options for compilation of linking that the configure script does not know about. You can give `configure' initial values for variables by setting them in the environment. Using a Bourne-compatible shell, you can do that on the command line like this: CC=c89 CFLAGS=-O2 LIBS=-lposix ./configure 5. Type `make' to build the trafshow program. Ignore any warnings, no error messages should be produced. If you system is not listed in the README as one which we have tested, you may have to modify the configure script, Makefile.in and probably config.h.in. Please send us patches for any modifications you need to make. 6. Login as root and type `make install'. This should install trafshow and man page into your system. It also copy example file of color configuration in /etc/trafshow. By default, trafshow is installed with group execute permission. The group used depends on your operating system.