Aaron Stone wrote:
>The error that I get when starting up Ethereal on windows xp pro sp2
>based system is attached as a .jpg, please see the file for review of
>the error window that poped up on me..
>
>I have tried re-installing WinPcap3.1beta4 and ethereal0.10.10 , I
>have the latest windows updates.
>
>System Specs:
>AMD Barton 1.8ghz - not over clocked
>512 ddr Kingston ram. - not over clocked
>80gb western digital 7200 hard drive 8mb cache
>Windows XP Pro sp2 based system.
>Biostar motherboard.
>Latest updates and everything -installed
>I reformatted computer 2 weeks ago or so., first time installing
>ethereal.. ( not quick format )
>Defragmented etc..
>I'm using 56k dialup v.92, max 8kb download speed..
>
>Dunno what else information you may need..
>( first installing I installed winpcap first, then ethereal like I've
>read to do.. )
>Yes I also restarted first before trying program before running..
>Still does it =\ Please help!
>
>
Hmmm, this isn't a common problem, so probably something related to your
configuration.
I have XP SP1 and WinPcap3.1beta4 and the file in
C:\WINNT\system32\npptools.dll, and the version information states that
this DLL is from Microsoft: "NPP Tools Helper DLL" and it seems to be
part of the operating system.
To quote MSDN:
*network packet provider (NPP)*
The Network Monitor component that collects network traffic in
frames, and then passes the frames to an expert, and NPP
application. An NPP uses the Network Monitor system driver
(Nmnt.sys) to get the frames collected from the network, and
provides several COM interfaces that pass the frames to an expert,
monitor, and network packet provider (NPP) application where they
can be displayed and analyzed.
You may ask the WinPcap people for help as it's almost certainly a
problem somehow related to WinPcap,
Regards, ULFL
