Wireshark · Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Ethereal version 0.8.20 for windows

["John J. LeMay Jr." <jlemay@xxxxxxxx>]

** Reply to message from "Keith Miller" <kdm443@xxxxxxxx> on Thu, 25 Oct 2001
21:31:23 -0500


> I installed thereal version 0.8.20 on a windows XP home version and
> theethereal:Capture preferances does not show my network interface, how do I
> get it to show my network adapter or maybe get it to monitor my modem line
> which is the gateway to the internet

Keith,

Did you install WinPCap as well? WinPCap should allow you to monitor your nic.
No support for monitoring PPP links though (like modems, etc).

John LeMay Jr.
Senior Enterprise Consultant
NJMC, LLC.