Ethereal on cygwin - 'which Packet.dll' and 'which wpcap.dll' ??
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From: karthikbalaguru on 25 Dec 2009 11:12 Hi, I am setting up the Ethereal in Cygwin. I downloaded the ethreal source code file ethereal-0.99.0-1.src.rpm and followed the instructions as mentioned in INSTALL file to set it up in cygwin environment. I did the following - Step 1 - ./configure But, i got the below error after i executed the above command. "configure: error: Header file pcap.h not found; if you installed libpcap from source, did you also do "make install-incl", and if you installed a binary package of libpcap, is there also a developer's package of libpcap, and did you also install that package? " So, I searched for libpcap in internet and landed in the below link. http://mathieu.carbou.free.fr/wiki/index.php?title=Winpcap_/_Libpcap I followed the steps as conveyed in the above link. There is no problem till tell step 4. But, the step 5 shows strange results :-( The execution of the 'which' command in cygwin did not show the presence of either 'Packet.dll' or 'wpcap.dll' - - which Packet.dll - which wpcap.dll Any ideas ? Thx in advans, Karthik Balaguru
From: Stan Bischof on 25 Dec 2009 21:23 Well First there's the obligatory "cygwin has nothing to do with Linux so you really should be asking elsewhere" refrain. Then there's an observation: etheral is long dead and replaced by wireshark. Why would you want to mess with something so old? And also- since you are using Windows, why not just use the Windows version of Wireshark and get on with whatever scan you were contemplating? As to your direct question- sorry no idea though as you no likely expect it appears to be shared library problem. Maybe newer code wil be supported better? Stan
From: karthikbalaguru on 26 Dec 2009 00:12 On Dec 26, 7:23 am, Stan Bischof <s...(a)newserve.worldbadminton.com> wrote: > Well > > First there's the obligatory "cygwin has nothing to do with Linux > so you really should be asking elsewhere" refrain. > > Then there's an observation: etheral is long dead and replaced > by wireshark. Why would you want to mess with something so old? > First of all, Thx for your response. Good that you pointed out the death of ethereal. Since i have been using the command ethereal to invoke the tool and use it in linux shell prompt, i have used the same to search in internet. I think, since the ethereal is replaced by wireshark, the ethereal website should either redirecct to wireshark or atleast while downloading either the executable / source files, it should give the latest wireshark executable / source files. > And also- since you are using Windows, why not just use > the Windows version of Wireshark and get on with whatever > scan you were contemplating? > Is it possible to have my software in cygwin and the packet analyzer in windows ? Then, it is strange that there are methods available for using the ethereal(wireshark) in cygwin in internet. Is there any problem in the method of using the windows wireshark(ethereal) for analyzing packets from cygwin based application ? > As to your direct question- sorry no idea though as you > no likely expect it appears to be shared library problem. > Maybe newer code wil be supported better? > Yeah, i will check it out. Your response was very helpful. Thx, Karthik Balaguru
From: karthikbalaguru on 26 Dec 2009 02:43 On Dec 26, 7:23*am, Stan Bischof <s...(a)newserve.worldbadminton.com> wrote: > Well > > First there's the obligatory "cygwin has nothing to do with Linux > so you really should be asking elsewhere" refrain. > > Then there's an observation: etheral is long dead and replaced > by wireshark. Why would you want to mess with something so old? > First of all, Thx for your response. Good that you pointed out the death of ethereal. Since i have been using the command ethereal to invoke the tool and use it in linux shell prompt, i have used the same to search in internet. I think, since the ethereal is replaced by wireshark, the ethereal website should either redirecct to wireshark or atleast while downloading either the executable / source files, it should give the latest wireshark executable / source files. > And also- since you are using Windows, why not just use > the Windows version of Wireshark and get on with whatever > scan you were contemplating? > Is it possible to have my software in cygwin and the packet analyzer in windows ? Then, it is strange that there are methods available for using the ethereal(wireshark) in cygwin in internet. Is there any problem in the method of using the windows wireshark(ethereal) for analyzing packets from cygwin based application ? > As to your direct question- sorry no idea though as you > no likely expect it appears to be shared library problem. > Maybe newer code wil be supported better? > Yeah, i will check it out. Your response was very helpful. Thx, Karthik Balaguru
From: Stan Bischof on 26 Dec 2009 11:24
In comp.os.linux.misc karthikbalaguru <karthikbalaguru79(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Dec 26, 7:23*am, Stan Bischof <s...(a)newserve.worldbadminton.com> > wrote: >> And also- since you are using Windows, why not just use >> the Windows version of Wireshark and get on with whatever >> scan you were contemplating? >> > > Is it possible to have my software in cygwin > and the packet analyzer in windows ? Sure- why not? Cygwin is just another Windows application, afterall. Stan |