> I just found Ethereal and it looks great.. I have installed the latest
> version of Ethereal and I have also installed WInPCap but I cannot seem
> to get Ethereal to start I am using Windows XP Pro.
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."
The WinPcap FAQ at
http://netgroup-serv.polito.it/winpcap/misc/faq.htm
says:
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.
> Can anyone give me some pointers on how to kick start Ethereal on my
> machine?
Either
1) stop using Windows XP, and go back to Windows 95, 98, ME, NT
4.0, or NT 5.0^H^H^H^H^H^H2000
or
2) install WinPcap 2.3 beta *and if you have any problems,
report them to winpcap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx first* (it's a
beta, which means problems should be reported to the
developers - the Ethereal development group are *NOT* the
developers of WinPcap).