Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] big issue in XP-pro..
Thankyou.
Now I know all isn't lost :)
-mike
sorry for not reading the FAQs
On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Guy Harris wrote:
> > is there anyway to make the current release work in XP pro ?
>
> Probably, if by "current release" you mean the current release of
> Ethereal, rather than the current release of WinPcap.
>
> If you mean the current release of WinPcap, no, there is no way to make
> it work in Windows XP.
>
> This is not an Ethereal problem, this is a WinPcap problem; to quote the
> Ethereal FAQ:
>
> http://www.ethereal.com/faq.html#q3.14
>
> "Q 3.14: Does Ethereal work on Windows XP?
>
> A: Yes, but it cannot capture packets, as the current version of WinPcap
> doesn't work on Windows XP. It can read existing capture files,
> however."
>
> and the WinPcap FAQ:
>
> http://netgroup-serv.polito.it/winpcap/misc/faq.htm
>
> "Q-12: On which OS can I run WinPcap?
>
> A: WinPcap can run on all the main Win32 operating systems: Windows
> 95,98,ME, NT4 and 2000. Windows XP is supported from version 2.3 beta.
> A version for Windows CE is currently under development."
>
> WinPcap 2.2 doesn't support Windows XP, period, end of story.
>
> WinPcap 2.3 beta does, so, to be able to capture packets with Ethereal
> (or WinDump, or Analyzer, or any *other* libpcap/WinPcap-based
> application) on Windows XP, you have to:
>
> accept the risks of running beta software (such as "it may have
> more problems than the final release will);
>
> accept the obligations of running beta software (such as "if it
> has problems, let the developers know as soon as you can, and
> help them to the maximum extent possible if they ask for your
> help in debugging the problem");
>
> install WinPcap 2.3 beta.
>
> > BTW this is on a laptop, and it has
> > worked well on this particular laptop before w/ 98 and 2k.
>
> Neither of those matter in this case. It doesn't matter whether the XP
> box is a laptop or a desktop or what, and it doesn't matter that WinPcap
> worked fine in previous releases - the WinPcap driver needed to be
> modified for Windows XP, and the Politecnico di Torino folks didn't do
> that until after WinPcap 2.2 was released.
>
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