Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Newtork Interface name + Windows 2000

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 15:50:57 -0800 (PST)
>    I trying to run the ethereal on window 2000, but the ethereal doen't 
> recognises the network interface(eth0)

It won't be called "eth0" on Windows 2000; that's a Linux-style name -
even most other *UNIX* systems don't call Ethernet interfaces "ethN".

The names of interfaces on Windows 2000, alas, are hideous GUID lumps,
such as {BE4BA7D2-1F93-48CA-87CF-4F1693D8F544} (that's the name of the
interface on my desktop machine.

> while trying to start the capture session.(Capture ->Start)
> 
>     How to get the network interface name for the PC if the "Capture 
> Preferences" dialog box doesn't show any drop down list for the Interface.

If the "Capture Preferences" dialog box doesn't show any drop down list
for the interfaces, that's because Ethereal was unable to open any of
the interfaces that the WinPcap library found, so the chances are that
Ethernet can't open any of the interfaces on your machine, which means
that no matter *what* you specify, Ethernet simply won't be able to
capture packets.

I'd suggest asking the WinPcap folk, at
"winpcap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx", for help, as Ethereal is just doing
what it can here - the problem almost certainly lies below Ethereal.