Please do not use packet.dll API.
Use the wpcap.dll onesinstead.
So, in this case you should use the findalldevs_ex()
Cheers,
fulvio
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: venerdi 5 novembre 2004 22.35
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [WinPcap-users] PacketGetAdapterNames() fails unless ethereal
> is run once
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have converted some of the WinPCap 3.1 beta 3 source to Delphi.
> I am trying
> to create a Delphi app that sends out a raw ethernet packet. My
> first step is
> to get a list of adapters. So, I call PacketGetAdapterNames() to create a
> list.
>
> I have found that PacketGetAdapterNames() fails for me if I have
> not run an
> ethereal capture first. Once I run an ethereal capture, the call to
> PacketGetAdapterNames() succeeds. Why is this? The failure occurs in
> PacketOpenAdapterNPF() when it calls CreateFile().
>
> I've looked through the ethereal source a bit and didn't see any other
> initialization that needs to occur. I am calling PacketGetAdapterNames()
> directly. Is there something else that should happen first?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>
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