> I am trying to use Ethereal (V0.8.17) on my Windows 2000 Server. If I
> fire it up from the console, it works fine.
>
> However, when I am connected via the RDP client:
>
> 1. Ethereal refuses to run at all, claiming:
>
> Gdk-ERROR **: Palettized display (256-colour) mode not supported on
> Windows. Aborting...
The current version of GTK+ does not support 256-color displays:
http://user.sgic.fi/~tml/gimp/win32/
"256-colour mode doesn't work, and GIMP will not start if you try. Use
at least HiColor (thousands of colours, 16-bit colours). (Stick to
Paintbrush if you feel like complaining about that.) TrueColor (millions
of colours, 24- or 32-bit colours) is a must for serious work, of
course."
I don't know whether this was done because GTK+ itself won't work, or
just because the GIMP won't work; if you want to see that behavior
changed, contact the author of the GTK+ port to Windows, Tor Lillqvist:
http://user.sgic.fi/~tml/index.html
> 2. Tethereal, which runs fine on the console, gives me:
>
> tethereal: The capture session could not be initiated (Error opening
> adapter: The operation completed successfully.). Please check that you
> have the proper interface specified.
Ethereal probably wouldn't do any better. I've no idea why the device
couldn't be opened.
