[Winpcap-users] Cannot get npf to start

[Gianluca Varenni]

Uhm, do you have any idea what this "generic packet interpreter" is(the name 
is quite misleading, especially in the hidden list of devices in the Device 
manager)?

Can you please perform these two steps?

1. check that you have a file named npf.sys under 
c:\windows\system32\drivers and check the version number of this file 
(right-click, Properties, Version tab).
2. use the bug report procedure explained at http://www.winpcap.org/bugs.htm 
and send all the files (*including* the .reg ones) to either me directly, or 
to winpcap-bugs at winpcap.org.

Hope it helps
GV




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sutliff" <old531 at gmail.com>
To: <winpcap-users at winpcap.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Winpcap-users] Cannot get npf to start


Loris:

I have uninstalled and reinstalled. It's just weird. After
re-installing, it still won't start.
I think I broke something by installing Network General Sniffer and/or
Fluke's Observer.
But I have removed both of those applications. I've cleaned out the
registry. I've
uninstalled the 'generic packet interpreter' from the hidden view in
device manager. No luck.
I'm at a loss and need Ethereal to work again.

Mike-

On 3/8/06, Loris Degioanni <loris.degioanni at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mike,
> when you say "unistalled", do you mean "reinstalled"? Otherwise, if you
> removed winpcap, it's pretty normal that the service doesn't start any 
> more.
>
> Loris
>
>
> Mike Sutliff wrote:
> > Running XP SP2 with no MS firewall. I have lightly perused the
> > wincap-users archives and didn't find anything about this type of
> > error. Ethereal was running
> > at one time on my machine. I uninstalled other sniffers and network 
> > monitors.
> > I have uninstalled Ethereal and Winpcap. Cannot do a 'net start' for npf 
> > or
> > manually run npf_mgm to get it to start. Error indicates that it cannot 
> > find the
> > file. The system log shows an event ID: 7000 Service Control Manager 
> > error -
> > 'The NetGroup Packet Filter Driver service failed to start due to the 
> > following
> > error: The system cannot find the file specified'. I've tried turning 
> > off my
> > anti-virus and anti-spyware software. I've also removed other 
> > 'protocols' from
> > my network configuration setup. Any clues?
> >
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