Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] ? Running Ethereal on Toshiba Tecra8200 with Microsoft XP
> I tried to get ethereal running on my laptop Toshiba Tecra 8200 with
> Microsoft XP.
> Should that work ?
Probably, if
1) you don't plan to capture any packets
or
2) you install the WinPcap 2.3 beta version rather than the
WinPcap 2.2 version.
See
http://www.ethereal.com/faq.html#q4.12
"Q 4.12: 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. The beta of version 2.3 of WinPcap does support Windows XP; it
is a beta, so there is a greater risk of bugs if you use it, and you
should report problems to winpcap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that they
can attempt to fix them before the final release of 2.3."
and
http://netgroup-serv.polito.it/winpcap/misc/faq.htm
"Q-13: 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."
> What is the way to find out which is the correct interface ? (On Linux it is
> most times eth0, but on XP ?)
Currently, there's no convenient way of doing it; Windows NT 5.0 (or, as
Microsoft insists on calling it, "Windows 2000") and later versions of
Windows NT, such as Windows NT 5.1 (or, as Microsoft insists on calling
the non-server versions, "Windows XP"), give interfaces names that
contain some long GUID string, rather than the somewhat more suggestive
names various flavors of UNIX use.
You might have to try each one to see which one is the right one.
However, if there's one with the name "\Device\Packet_NdisWanIp", say,
or with other names that suggest WAN or dial-up interfaces, those
*aren't* the right ones if you want to capture on an Ethernet interface;
if eliminating those leaves only one interface remaining, that's
presumably the correct one.
