[Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dick Griest wrote:

> (5)  Because Windows PPP support is new, there is nothing about it in 
> the Help portion of Ethereal (Live Preserver Icon) or in the online 
> hypertext Help or online PDF Help file.  I have attached some screen 
> captures which show that the PPP adapter doesn't show up as available 
> until the computer has established a dial-up connection with the 
> internet.  At first all that showed up was "Generic NdisWan adapter: 
> \Device\NPF_GenericNdisWanAdapter".  However I was able to capture my 
> dial-up conversations with my internet ISP using this Generic Ndis Wan 
> adapter.

I.e., you were expecting an interface to show up with a name that 
explicitly mentioned PPP?  The generic adapter is, I think, the one the 
WinPcap developer expect to be used for capturing; I've sent them mail 
asking about that.