Ethereal-users: Re: [ethereal-users] Ethereal don't open IBM Token-Ring Adapter 16/4

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From: "John J. LeMay Jr." <jlemay@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 06:37:26 -0400
** Reply to message from Dieter Vollmuth <Dieter.Vollmuth@xxxxxxxxxxx> on Fri,
12 May 2000 11:08:26 +0200

Try a different adapter such as a Madge or Olicom. Most of the IBM adapters, at
least the older ones, didn't support promiscuous mode.

> Hello,
> 
> I've tried out Ethereal at home and it works fine there..
> In my opinion this is a great program, I like it
> But in our company it don't runs.
> 
> I use NT 4 with Service Pack 5 there and the following Adapter:
> 
> "IBM Auto 16/4 Token-Ring ISA Adapter"
> "\Device\Packet_IbmTok41"
> 
> Ethereal displays "Error opening Adapter"
> 
> What's wrong? What can I do to get the program running?
> 
> Thank you
> Dieter Vollmuth



John LeMay Jr.
Senior Enterprise Consultant
NJMC, LLC.

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