----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Harris" <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ethereal user support" <ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Ethereal-users] Interfaces
>
> On Feb 9, 2004, at 11:40 AM, nrooster561@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > I subscribe to AOL and connect through a modem (56K). Can I use
> > Ethereal. I have Ethereal installed. However, it does not list any
> > interfaces. I have Tracert program that works. Also others that came
> > with Windows XP OS. Why doesn't Ethereal recognize the same
> > interfaces?
>
> http://www.ethereal.com/faq.html#q5.6
>
> WinPcap 3.1 beta *might* help, but it might require that Microsoft's
> Network Monitor driver be installed in order to capture on PPP devices.
No. WinPcap 3.1 beta installs automatically the Network Monitor driver, so
you do not need to use the Windows XP support tools to install that driver.
Have a nice day
Gianluca Varenni
> According to this page:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310875
>
> there are support tools for Windows XP Professional that include the
> command-line Netcap tool, which includes the Network Monitor driver -
> but that doesn't say anything about Windows XP Home, so if you're using
> Windows XP Home, you might be out of luck.
>
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