Windows do not provide functionality to capture traffic from the localhost/loopback interface.
This is a windows limitation. ----- Original Message ----- From: Alexander Enchevich Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 11:23 AM Subject: [Ethereal-users] no localhost interface in Windows I am unable to see or capture packets from my localhost adapter (please see attached screen shot). Here's my configuration: ============================= OS: --------------- Win 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195: SP 30) WinPcap: ----------------- 3.0 Ethereal: ----------------- ethereal-setup-0.9.12.exe 01-May-2003 20:12 Libs Versions reported by Ethereal in the About window: ---------------------- GTK+ 1.3.0 GLib 1.3.2 libpcap (version unknown) libz 1.1.4 Net-SNMP 5.0.6 Alexander Enchevich | Printing Workflow Systems | Tel: 1.604.451.2720 (xt: 5598) | www.creo.com Creo - "IMAGINE CREATE BELIEVE"
