Ethereal-users: RE: [Ethereal-users] Problems on Win2K

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From: "Fulvio Risso" <risso@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 09:13:50 +0200
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ethereal-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ethereal-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Alexander
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 06:53
> To: ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Ethereal-users] Problems on Win2K
>
>
> When I run ethereal on my win2K system I get an error message:
>
> "Unable to open adapter"
>
> error message. My network settings include:
>
> "Packet Capture Driver v2.02"
>
> When I run windump -D I get
>
> 1.\Device\Packet_{2A7BE155-7245-4F23-BD2C-9C286326B4DC} ()
> 2.\Device\Packet_{40593047-462B-4772-99D0-4DC7EBE8A744} ()

The fact that the adapters does not have description means that the drivers
was not able to install it properly.


> Running windump:
>
> windump: listening on\Device\Packet_{2A7BE155-7245-4F23-BD2C-9C286326B4DC}
> windump: Error opening adapter
>
> but when running windump -i 2 it works fine. I think the first device
> reported by Windump is a VPN connection I run to connect to
> another machine.

VPN adapters are not supported.


> Any ideas on how to fix this problem?

No.
No fixes available, unfortunately.
Cheers,

	fulvio