Welcome. I can't really help beyond what I've already said
(sorry). But, if he is really that paranoid, what he should do is:<br>
<br>
1) Secure his network using some sort of encryption (Windows has
this, more than likely every router has some form of security [WPA,
WEP, etc...]).<br>
<br>
2) Use a program like AirSnare to monitor the network. It
catches every MAC address connected to the device(s) you wish to
watch. It's a rather useful program, and great for the paranoid
ones.<br>
<br>
As for the Symantec/Norton thing, they usually cause problems with
other security tools (I call WinPCap this, since it's mainly used for
security in some way). Do you know what he did before and after
installing WinPCap? Maybe he did something that caused a problem.<br>
<br>
One last thing, I don't really know about bad hardware...it is
possible, but there's usually some sort of warning before hand that the
hardware is dying. I think reformating is the best (read: only??)
way to solve this problem though...especially since he's very uneasy
about using live CD's.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/6/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Happy Dolphin</b> <<a href="mailto:happydolfijn@yahoo.com">happydolfijn@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>Thanks for your reply. I appreciate any comments. And
I apologize for the lack of useful troubleshooting info. He lives
in a different city, so I can't watch what is actually occuring. </div> <div> </div> <div>I have doubts that Symantec/Norton is the problem as I have both programs working with no problems.</div> <div> </div> <div>I
have a deep feeling that this problem is not caused by WinPcap, but
unfortunately, because this particular event took place immediately
after the installation of WinPcap/WinDump, my friend
believes believes that it is completely the fault of
WinPCap. Thus, I felt a bit obligated to at least find out if
there was any possibility.... </div> <div> </div> <div>It is
very possible that this recent 'booting hang' is caused by another
problem (I suspect flaky hardware. One of the reasons that I
suspect that is because I have previously tried to get him to use
KNOPPIX, but he co! mplained then that it also resulted in some sort of
'hanging'.)...</div> <div> </div> <div>The
reason that I had him install WinPcap in the first place was that he
was/is 'conviced' that there is a neighbour of his who is 'attacking'
his computer. I had been trying to get him to do some packet
capturing to at least see what type of traffic was on his network.</div> <div> </div> <div>Anyway, I much appreciate your time in reading and responding.</div> <div> </div> <div>Pamela</div> <div> </div> <div><br><br>
<b><i>Eric Hansen <<a href="mailto:nightskywriter@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">nightskywriter@gmail.com</a>></i></b> wrote:</div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;">
It's
very unlikely (though still a possibility) that WinPCap is the
problem. If your friend has any live CD's (like Knoppix [Linux]),
or if you can make him one, see if that'll boot past the point where
the XP CD fails. Other than that, he might have to reformat (d!
on't quote me on this, because what your friend told you, doesn't sound
all that clear [to me atleast]).<span class="q"><br><br>This
is to all the other members here...does any "Internet protection"
programs (Anti-Virus, Spywayre scanner, etc...) cause these problems
with WinPCap??<br><br> </span><div><span class="q"><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/5/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Happy Dolphin</b> <<a href="mailto:happydolfijn@yahoo.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
happydolfijn@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span> </span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><span class="q"> <div>Hello;</div>
<div> </div> <div>I
have installed WinPcap and WinDump and have experienced no
problems. However, I had suggested that a friend try it, and now
he is having 'booting problems'. I did a search of mailing
lists and googled, but have seen no other posts/problems that describe
the problem that he is having.</div> <div> </div></span> <div>Unfortunately, I don't have fr!
om him an
exact description of the problem that he is now experiencing. He only told me:</div><span class="q"> <div> </div> <div>"None of the safe mode boots work. <br>The
revert to last known good also does not work but is getting furthest
since it shows a bit of windows start screen before switching to black
...<br>XP-CD also does not get the machine past the hangup "</div> <div> </div> <div>So it appears that his machine boots to a stage then hangs.</div> <div> </div> <div>Is it at all possible that WinPcap is causing this?
</div> <div> </div> <div>What specific question should I ask him to help troubleshoot the cause?</div> <div> </div> <div>I
think that he does have one of the Symantec products, but I dont know
which one, and I am not sure if he has fully uninstalled it. </div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks for any help.</div> <div> </div> <div>Pamela</div></span></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Winpcap-users mailing li!
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