As I just found out, this ONLY happens if pcap_open is called from inside a thread. If I use it only inside main all works as expected.
Clueless... /Marc > -----Original Message----- > From: Marc Wetzel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 12:08 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [WinPcap-users] Problems with 3.1b3 and opening > \Device\NPF_GenericNdisWanAdapter > > Hi, > > I have some problems opening the \Device\NPF_GenericNdisWanAdapter > Adapter. > > I tried to open it with pcap_open but also with pcap_open_live but it > fails > always with > Error: "Could not open adapter. System could not find the device." > (translated from german error-msg.) > > The passed device strings were retrieved by pcap_findalldevs(). As far as > I > can see in my debugger, > The passed string looks ok. > > Some secondary information: > - All other (Ethernet-card) devices work as expected. I can open them, and > all packets are delivered. > - Ethereal can open the device \Device\NPF_GenericNdisWanAdapter. Here are > no problems. > > I also tried various other combinations as explained in the developer > documentation > I passed a pointer to null (to get the first device). => exception in > wpcap.dll > I passed rpcap://\Device\NPF_GenericNdisWanAdapter. => same error-msg. as > without rpcap. > > I wonder what I can do wrong, if one device works and the other one not??? > > I'm using WindowsXP,SP1. > > > Thanks in advance > > Marc > > > > ================================================================== > This is the WinPcap users list. It is archived at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > To unsubscribe use > mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================================== ================================================================== This is the WinPcap users list. It is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To unsubscribe use mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==================================================================
