[Winpcap-users] It took 27 seconds to call pcap_open_live. Is it ok?

[Bryan Kadzban]

bugtraq wrote:
> I have written a Win32 service which uses Winpcap to do 802.1x 
> authentication. I found that it takes 27 seconds to call the first 
> pcap_open_live() when Windows starts, but Later calls to 
> pcap_open_live returned immediately. Is this ok ?
> 
> How to decrease the time of first call? Thanks.

http://www.winpcap.org/pipermail/winpcap-users/2006-March/000819.html

Not exactly the same problem you're seeing, but that is the reason for
the hang, and the fix.
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