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On 01/06/2010 02:49 PM, Karthik Balaguru wrote:
> I got the below link that conveys the problems with winpcap usage with cygwin
> http://www.mail-archive.com/winpcap-users AT winpcap DOT polito DOT it/msg02534.html
> It seems to convey that winpcap can also easily be used with gcc using
> the MinGW compile environment (www.mingw.org).

True.

> It also conveys that winpcap cannot be used from within a cygwin
> environment as it depends on the MSVCRT.dll which, innately conflicts
> with the cygwin1.dll

There is the real potential for conflicts if you just blindly link against
Winpcap and use it in some Cygwin app.

> So, it can be put as below in brief -
> 1.For raw socket usage in a purely windows based application, winpcap
> is the right choice.
> WinPcap is an open source library for packet capture and network
> analysis for the Win32 platforms.

I think you missed something key in your reading if you *really* need
raw *socket* support above and beyond what you get from Winsock.
Re-read your last sentence above again carefully.

> 2.For raw socket usage in a linux based application on cygwin
> environment, libpcap would be the right choice

Right.

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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