Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Newbie-Does ethereal support PPP ?

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 18:58:36 -0700 (PDT)
>                     Can ethereal be run on a home pc using a DAX modem
> on W98 ?

Ethereal doesn't care what type of modem you have; whether it can be
used with a dial-up PPP link depends on whether the packet capture
mechanism on your system can handle PPP.

On Windows, the packet capture mechanism is WinPcap:

	http://netgroup-serv.polito.it/winpcap/

and the WinPcap FAQ at

	http://netgroup-serv.polito.it/winpcap/misc/faq.htm

says:

	Q-4: Can I use WinPcap on a PPP connection?

	A: We have tested WinPcap on PPP connections under Windows 95,
	Windows 98 and Windows ME.  In Windows 95, due to a bug in NDIS,
	WinPcap sometimes resets the PPP connection.  In Windows 98/ME
	this bug appears to be corrected, and WinPcap seems to work
	properly.  Under Windows NT and Windows 2000 there are problems
	with the binding process, that prevents a protocol driver from
	working properly on the WAN adapter.

(I do not have Windows 98 on any machine, and do not have dial-up PPP on
any machine, so I can only supply a limited amount of help.)