Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Newbie question

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 12:01:26 -0700 (PDT)
> 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).