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2.1 isn't the current version of WinPcap; don't say what the current 

version is, as that's subject to change - just speak of the "latest
non-beta version".

Mention the mirrors for WinPcap and WinDump.

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$Id: README.win32,v 1.24 2001/07/13 08:14:03 guy Exp $
$Id: README.win32,v 1.25 2001/09/26 21:22:02 guy Exp $
Installing Ethereal, Tethereal, and Editcap on Win32
====================================================
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and did not wish to install WinPcap, the library Ethereal uses
to capture packets on Win32 platforms.
Now that WinPcap 2.1 has been released as a DLL, Ethereal can
detect its presence at run time. Thus, only one version of
the Ethereal binaries need to be shipped.
As of WinPcap 2.1, all the WinPcap libraries have been released as DLLs.
This means that Ethereal can detect the presence of WinPcap at run time,
which means that only one version of the Ethereal binaries needs to be
shipped.
If you don't want to capture packets, just install the Ethereal
package. If you do want to capture packets, install Ethereal *and*
install WinPcap 2.1, available from:
install the latest non-beta version of WinPcap, available from:
http://netgroup-serv.polito.it/winpcap/
If you already have WinPcap 2.0 installed, you need to un-install
it and install WinPcap 2.1. If you use other applications
that use WinPcap 2.0, you will have to decide which applications
to keep, since WinPcap 2.0 and WinPcap 2.1 cannot be installed
on the same system at the same time.
and mirrored at
If Ethereal is not capturing packets and you have WinPcap installed,
you can test your WinPcap installation by installing WinDump
(TCPdump for Windows) ported by the same folks who make WinPcap. It's at:
http://www.wiretapped.net/security/packet-capture/winpcap/default.htm
If you already have an earlier version of WinPcap installed, you need to
un-install it and install the latest version. If the older version is
WinPcap 2.0 or 2.02, and you have other applications that use the older
version , you will have to decide which applications to keep, since
WinPcap 2.0/2.02 and later versions cannot be installed on the same
system at the same time.
If Ethereal is not capturing packets and you have WinPcap installed, you
can test your WinPcap installation by installing WinDump (tcpdump for
Windows) ported by the same folks who make WinPcap. It's at:
http://netgroup-serv.polito.it/windump/
and mirrored at
http://www.wiretapped.net/security/packet-capture/windump/default.htm
They also make Analyzer, a GUI sniffer for Win32:
http://netgroup-serv.polito.it/analyzer/
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http://netgroup-serv.polito.it/winpcap/
or the mirror site at
http://www.wiretapped.net/security/packet-capture/winpcap/default.htm
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