The recommended solution is to make sure npf.sys is loaded before you start Wireshark: http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/CapturePrivileges#windows
Wireshark contains over 1.4 million lines of code, and it's best to avoid running them as Administrator or root if you can. Kordogiannis Themistoklis wrote: > Ok consider this a recall!!! how stupid of me, first i've missed the > previous post on the list which i just found! > and then, i've never tried running the program with "as > administrator"!!!! Works just fine now!!!! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Kordogiannis Themistoklis > *Sent:* Sun 10/7/2007 6:34 PM > *To:* wireshark-users@wireshark.org > *Subject:* Problem with Windows Vista and Wireshark > > Dear all, > > i've recently bought a Sony Vaio SZ5XN/C with Windows vista. My problem > is that after installation > WinPcap 4 and Wireshark 0.99.6, when i start wireshark, the program > doesn't find my ethernet card. > Could anybody help me with this? Both installations completed > succesfully. The only mystery if you > want is in msinfo32 , npf.sys is not running, it's stopped! Even when i > run wireshark. Could be this due > to the security features of vista? I've tried looking through the web > for something related to that > but no luck!.Another program i've download (traceplus ethernet) didn't > have any problem identifying > my ethernet cards (even the wireless adapted or the ppp vpn adapted). > > If anybody can help, i'd appreciate it. > > Regards > Themis > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wireshark-users mailing list > Wireshark-users@wireshark.org > http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-users _______________________________________________ Wireshark-users mailing list Wireshark-users@wireshark.org http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-users
