Ethereal on cygwin - 'which Packet.dll' and 'which wpcap.dll' ??
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From: karthikbalaguru on 26 Dec 2009 13:56 On Dec 26, 11:27 pm, Stan Bischof <s...(a)newserve.worldbadminton.com> wrote: > In comp.os.linux.misc karthikbalaguru <karthikbalagur...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Dec 26, 9:24 pm, Stan Bischof <s...(a)newserve.worldbadminton.com> > > > That query was due to few discussions that > > i found in internet w.r.t setting up ethereal(wireshark) > > in cygwin (ethereal-users mailing list). So, i thought > > that there some issues in using the combination > > of windows based wireshark(ethereal) and cygwin > > based application. > > It is certainly possible that there's some sort of weirdness > but nothing I am aware of or have seen. But that would > definitely be a question for another forum. > > I expect you'll be just fine. > Okay, Thx for your prompt response. I will try my cygwin based application with the Windows based Wireshark. I am dropping the approach of setting up the wireshark(ethereal) in cygwin as of now (until there are some genuine issues in using windows based wireshark with cygwin based application). Thx, Karthik Balaguru
From: Nico Kadel-Garcia on 27 Dec 2009 12:35
On Dec 26, 3:27 pm, Jens Stuckelberger <Jens_Stuckelber...(a)nowhere.net> wrote: > On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:12:54 -0800, karthikbalaguru wrote: > > Hi, > > > I am setting up the Ethereal in Cygwin. > > Good for you! Now stop posting Windows-related stuff to Linux > groups, please. But how else will he find someone with an actual clue? Admittedly, the cross-posting is excessive, and a Followup-To: should be set. But I've often found that the Linux support groups are much better for network, cross-platform, or GNU toolchain issues than pure Microsoft groups where they may not even know how to build things with gcc and a real autoconf setup. |