[Winpcap-users] Distribute Winpcap Files with my app

[Loris Degioanni]

It's not public for the current WinPcap version, sorry.

Loris


Alex Narinsky wrote:
> Loris,
> 
> Thank you for the explanation.  Can wee see the installer source code?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: winpcap-users-bounces at winpcap.org
> [mailto:winpcap-users-bounces at winpcap.org] On Behalf Of Loris Degioanni
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 4:09 PM
> To: Eric Hansen; winpcap-users at winpcap.org
> Subject: Re: [Winpcap-users] Distribute Winpcap Files with my app
> 
> This will never work.
> WinPcap is not only a library: it contains several modules, including a 
> kernel driver.
> With dlls, you can easily have private copies, that you put in the 
> directory of your application, and that don't interact at all with other
> 
> tools. The driver, on the other side, is shared by all the winpcap-based
> 
> applications, and requires to be loaded inside the operating system with
> 
> a proper procedure, so it's not just a matter of copying it in the right
> 
> folder.
> Moreover, WinPcap is multiplatform, therefore we have different binaries
> 
> for the variuos Windows flavours.
> As a consequence, our installer is quite complicated, and takes care of:
> 
> - detecting and removing old versions of WinPcap (otherwise it's 
> impossible to install the new driver)
> - detecting the operating system
> - copying the dlls for the OS in the system folder
> - installing and starting the proper driver for the OS
> 
> We used to offer a "silent installer", but we're discontinuing it for a 
> number of technical and non-technical reasons. Meanwhile we're working 
> on better ways to "OEM" WinPcap into applications. Until they are ready,
> 
> I suggest you to just embed the standard winpcap installer, like many 
> applications (including Ethereal) do.
> 
> Loris
> 
> 
> Eric Hansen wrote:
> 
>>If you are just using WPcap (and not Packet.DLL functions also), just 
>>include "wpcap.dll" (which is in your Windows\system folder I
> 
> believe).  
> 
>>If you are using Packet.DLL functions, than you must also include the 
>>"packet.dll" also.
>>
>>On 8/4/05, *Nick Koranda* <nkk at eml.cc <mailto:nkk at eml.cc>> wrote:
>>
>>    I want to include the Winpcap files with my application.  I would
>>    like to avoid having my setup program run and then launching a
>>    winpcap setup program.  What files do I need to distribute with my
>>    application to make winpcap function correctly?  Which ones do I
>>    need to register?
>>
>>    Thanks a lot
>>    Nick Koranda
>>
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