RE: Wireless adapter for new computer re TUNTAP

"'\'Fish\' \(David B. Trout\)' [email protected] [hercules-390]" <[email protected]>
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Joe Monk wrote:

> Most people arent using WinPCap anymore, its long been
> out of maintenance, since 2013.

True, but it still works and works quite well too in my experience (on all Windows systems that I am aware of too, including Windows 10), so there's no reason IMO to not continue using it.


> Its been replaced by the new NPCap driver which uses
> the NDIS 6 interfaces.

I've heard of it, yes, but have never had the desire to ever try it.  As I said, WinPCap 4.13 works just fine so I see no need to try messing with NPCap.


> It also has support for capturing 802.11 frames in monitor mode.

802.11 frames are not 802.3 frames.

Further, while I have no idea whether CTCI, LCS and/or QETH (OSA) devices currently support 802.11 frames or not, I'm seriously doubting that they do.

As far as I know, CTCI, LCS and QETH (OSA) devices were (and still are?) *wired* networking devices.  Thus WinPCap is the correct device driver for Hercules to use for such emulating such devices.

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