[Winpcap-users] Some (stupid ?) questions from a newbie

[Xavier Mataillet]

From: "Guy Harris" <guy at alum.mit.edu>

> > So, if I modify the packet in the
> > packet_handler function, it's a modified packet that will be sent
> > to the
> > remote computer ?
>
> Wrong.  A *copy* is given to libpcap/WinPcap; if you modify that
> copy, that will have no effect whatsoever on the packet sent to the
> remote computer.


OK. So I guess that there is no way to send modified packets to a remote
computer or intercept them totally using just Winpcap ?

Anyway, many thanks to you and David for your answers and the links
provided. They were truly helpful. It seems that I still have a lot to
learn. :)


Xavier