[Winpcap-users] Start and Terminate WinPcap manually

[Gubrush .]

Hi

I found this article to be useful:

http://www.winpcap.org/pipermail/winpcap-users/2005-August/000270.html

it rougly describes how to install the npf.sys file, create the service 
handle.

you can start it manually by a call to StartService.
I also discovered you can stop it by a call to ControlService  with command 
argument SERVICE_CONTROL_STOP.

ControlService can be used to determine when the service has been stopped.

To remove the service handle you can call DeleteService.

On the other hand, I've heard that the winpcap team is planning to release a 
WinPCAP OEM version that doesnt need to install anything. But the solution 
above works for me until that time. :)



>From: "Ullrich, Michael (ext)" <michael.ullrich.ext at siemens.com>
>Reply-To: winpcap-users at winpcap.org
>To: <winpcap-users at winpcap.org>
>Subject: [Winpcap-users] Start and Terminate WinPcap manually
>Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 16:08:15 +0100
>
>Hello,
>
>can anyone tell me how to install the winpcap modules manually. I have
>an windows application, using packet-detection based on WinPcap, that
>should be distributed without an installationprogram - so I cannot run
>the WinPcap installer.
>This application is using the winpcap library for detecting
>networkpackets. The dll`s wpcap.dll, packet.dll, pthreadvc.dll are
>distibuted with the application. I want to know how I can activate the
>winpcap service from my application - detect packets - and
>deactivate/unlod the winpcap service when my application ends.
>
>Thanks
>
>Mike
>


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