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Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 4000] New: Wireshark reporting NIC description incorrectly

Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:45:46 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4000

           Summary: Wireshark reporting NIC description incorrectly
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.2.1
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Medium
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxx
                CC: jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
Version 1.2.1 (SVN Rev 29141)

Copyright 1998-2009 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled with GTK+ 2.16.2, with GLib 2.20.3, with WinPcap (version unknown),
with libz 1.2.3, without POSIX capabilities, with libpcre 7.0, with SMI 0.4.8,
with c-ares 1.6.0, with Lua 5.1, with GnuTLS 2.8.1, with Gcrypt 1.4.4, with MIT
Kerberos, with GeoIP, with PortAudio V19-devel (built Jul 19 2009), with
AirPcap.

Running on Windows XP Service Pack 3, build 2600, with WinPcap version 4.1
beta5
(packet.dll version 4.1.0.1452), based on libpcap version 1.0.0, GnuTLS 2.8.1,
Gcrypt 1.4.4, without AirPcap.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 build 30729

Wireshark is Open Source Software released under the GNU General Public
License.

Check the man page and http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
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I'm not sure if this actually a Wireshark problem, or a WinPcap problem, but
Wireshark is reporting my Network Interface Card description incorrectly.

Its description is erroneously being reported as:

ADMtek AN983 NDIS5 Driver (Microsoft's Packet Scheduler)

The correct description (which appears correctly in the Windows Device Manager,
and elsewhere) is:

Linksys EtherFast Integrated 10/100 CardBus PC Card(PCM200) - Packet Scheduler
Miniport

The description is correct in the Windows Device Manager, and elsewhere.

The version of Wireshark that I was running about one year ago displayed the
description correctly.  I don't know which version of Wireshark this was, as my
hard drive crashed since then.

Thank you.


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