[Winpcap-users] Can't get WinpCap to work on Windows 7

[Gianluca Varenni]

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From: "Colin Knight" <colin.knight at yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 11:03 AM
To: <winpcap-users at winpcap.org>
Subject: Re: [Winpcap-users] Can't get WinpCap to work on Windows 7

>>From: "Colin Knight" <colin.knight at yahoo.co.uk>
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:26 AM
>>To: "winpcap-users" <winpcap-users at winpcap.org>
>>Subject: [Winpcap-users] Can't get WinpCap to work on Windows 7
>>
>>> Hello there,
>>>
>>> I've just upgraded one of my two laptops from XP to Windows 7 (32bit) 
>>> and
>>> I can't get WinpCap 4.1.1 to work at all.
>>>
>>> Using laptops I'm limited to a dialup ppp connection and with XP I've
>>> never had a problem using either the wan or generic adaptors.
>>>
>>> I've been reading the faqs and in particular Q-5 and note that ppp
>>> connections are not supported in Windows 7 BUT I have to ask the 
>>> question
>>> can I still use the generic adaptor?
>>>
>>
>>If by "generic adaptor" you mean the adapter named "Adapter for generic 
>>and
>>VPN capture", then no, it's not available on Win7.
>>>
>>
> Well using XP it says: 'Network adaptor for generic dialup and VPN capture 
> on local host.'
>
> Is that the same as you're suggesting?

Yes.

>
> If it is can anything be done in the future to make WinpCap useable or 
> will I have to give up?

At the moment there are no near term plans to support capturing on dialup 
adapters on Vista/Win7.

Have a nice day
GV

>
> Colin
>
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