[Simh] EXT :Re: winpcap problem

[gérard Calliet]

Hello,

Thanks for all the information

Le 11/04/2019 à 17:04, Hittner, David T [US] (MS) a écrit :
> Due to subtle differences in Windows drivers, sometimes WinPcap can't see a NIC unless it has an IP address assigned to it (or some other protocol - that is, that the NIC should appear to be "active" to the host). Also, certain version of WinPcap had issues adding NICs, and the solution was to remove WinPcap and re-install it to allow the installation procedure to generate the correct registry entries for the new NIC during the installation.
I'll try that.
> ...
> Gordon Lyon, Nmap project founder, has created Npcap, a packet capture library for Windows, that includes WinPcap compatibility and may be a suitable replacement for WinPcap and WinPcap Pro. Information can be found at https://nmap.org/npcap/.
Is Npcap compatible with simh?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simh [mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of gérard Calliet
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 5:15 AM
> To: simh at trailing-edge.com
> Subject: EXT :Re: [Simh] winpcap problem
>
> Hello,
>
> I used the recommended tool windump -D and it doesn't see the new NICs.
> So it is a pure problem of compatibility between Winpcap and the new NICs.
>
> Did anyone see a similar problem? Are there somewhere WinPcap gurus?
>
> Gérard Calliet
>
>
> Le 11/04/2019 à 09:42, gérard Calliet a écrit :
>> Hello,
>>
>> I tried a reboot of the host. Same problem. Is it possible there are
>> NICs not compatible with WinPcap? or some bizarre configuration to do
>> on the NIC?
>>
>> Gérard Calliet
>>
>> Le 05/04/2019 à 02:19, Mark Pizzolato a écrit :
>>> On Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 1:42 PM, gérard Calliet wrote:
>>>> I have some trouble using winpcap (on windows) with simh.
>>>>
>>>> I added a NIC (intel ethernet server adapter i350-t2), I can see it
>>>> on the windows configuration panel, but I don't see it using simh
>>>> "sho eth"
>>>> command, which uses winpcap (version 4.1.3). The other NICs are seen
>>>> by the same command.
>>>>
>>>> Any help?
>>> Winpcap has a problem with detecting newly installed network devices
>>> that weren't present when the system was booted.  Try rebooting the
>>> system and see if you continue to see the same problem.
>>>
>>> - Mark
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