Ubuntu
ettercap package

Ettercap-gtk: Shows Invalid Network Interface

Bug #116486 reported by Andres Rodriguez
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: ettercap-gtk

When launching from Applications>Other>Ettercap if you try to use sniff options, it asks for 'Network Interface:'. When you type a interface it will show a warning message saying: 'Invalid Interface: eth0'.
If ettercap-gtk is launched from terminal with 'sudo ettercap -G', it does not have the same problem above.
ettercap NG-0.7.3 copyright 2001-2004 ALoR & NaGA

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Andres Rodriguez (andreserl)
description: updated
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szarlej (mateusz-chruszcz) wrote :

This program needs to be launched under super-user privilages (or something). So you can make some changes in your system to always launch it as a root.

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fhucho (fhucho) wrote :

The package should be modified so that when you launch from Applications>Internet>Ettercap, it asks you for password (using gksu).

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Iain Lane (laney) wrote :

I filed a bug and submitted a patch to fix this issue without noticing that this bug existed. Sorry.

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