Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Help!

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:15:38 -0800
On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 09:38:53AM -0600, nancyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I have downloaded and installed ethereal 0.9.10 to use on our ethernet
> network using NT4.0.

You should probably get 0.9.11, as there were some packaging problems
with the Windows release of 0.9.10.

> I also installed winpcap.
> 
> When I try to start a capture, I get the following error message.  Can you
> please tell me what I am missing?

An interface name on which to capture.

> I am not sure what I should specify the interface as.

One of the interfaces in the drop-down list for the "Interface:" combo
box.

If there are no interfaces in that combo box, see

	http://www.ethereal.com/faq.html#q5.14

paying special attention to the items that mention Windows rather than
UNIX.