[Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 12:57:49PM +0000, vad _t wrote (in HTML; not
everybody's mail reader supports HTML well, so use plain-text mail
whenever possible):

> What does it mean "Windows OT?"

The "NT" in "Windows NT" stands for "New Technology", i.e. it's a
reimplementation of Windows atop a new OS kernel, windowing code, etc..

One might then think about the older implementation of Windows as being
"Old Technology"; Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me are releases of
Windows OT.

> I'm running Ethereal on Windows 2000

Which is Windows NT 5.0, just as "Windows XP" is Windows NT 5.1, and
"Windows Server 2003" is, I think, either Windows NT 5.2 or Windows NT
5.3.

> my machine has an external serial
> modem connected to ISP by dial-up, and it doesn't shows up in the
> "Interface" item in the "Capture Options" dialog box.  How can I
> capture the packets from serial port?

That's not supported by WinPcap:

	http://www.ethereal.com/faq.html#nt_ppp_sniff

	http://winpcap.polito.it/misc/faq.htm#Q-6