Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Need Informations

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:59:48 -0800 (PST)
> The FAQ for the WinPcap library, which is what Ethereal uses to capture
> packets on Windows, says that it doesn't support capturing from WAN
> devices, such as PPP sessions on modems, on Windows NT.

As does the Ethereal FAQ:

	http://www.ethereal.com/faq.html#q3.9

"Q 3.9: I'm running Ethereal on Windows; my (Token Ring, PPP) network
interface doesn't show up in the list of interfaces in the "Interface"
item in the "Capture Preferences" dialog box popped up by the
"Capture->Start" menu item.

A: The WinPcap driver and library that Ethereal uses for packet capture
don't support Token Ring interfaces, and doesn't support PPP WAN
interfaces on Windows NT/2000, so Ethereal cannot capture packets on
those devices.

For problems seen when installing the WinPcap driver or library, or seen
when capturing, check the WinPcap FAQ to see if your problem is
mentioned there."

"The WinPcap FAQ" links to the WinPcap FAQ.