X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4B44EEB7.7000700@cygwin.com> Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:12:39 -0500 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Cygwin and raw sockets - Windows XP with SP2 , Vista and later References: <53b627ea1001060651u9dc16ddqbc3a38c7fb3f453c@mail.gmail.com> <4B44BB7A.5040003@cygwin.com> <53b627ea1001060921l1c54580akc03f09f4f50e8e07@mail.gmail.com> <4B44CF10.4040707@cygwin.com> <53b627ea1001061149l102ce517y5b7c3797c70e6284@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <53b627ea1001061149l102ce517y5b7c3797c70e6284@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com 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@winpcap.polito.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. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple