> 
> Actually, the normal WinPCap install automatically starts WinPCap capture 
> driver and sets it up to autostart at boot time.  Privilege is needed to 
> install WinPCap, but not after that.  This is independent of simh.
> 
> As I mentioned previously, if you're going to use telnet to connect to the 
> console port as Matt suggests here, or to DZ ports as in your configuration 
> file, you will only need privilege to allow the simh binary to establish a 
> listen port the first time.  On my system I run the simh binary without 
> privilege.  When I execute the ATTACH DZ or SET CONSOLE TELNET command, I get 
> a "Windows Security Alert" popup telling me that the firewall has blocked 
> access.  I click on the "Allow Access" button and provide Administrator 
> credentials to allow the access.  As long as the same binary is subsequently 
> run from the same place, that single granting of firewall access will suffice 
> permanently, and the simulator will be able to run without privilege.
> 

This is why I run my SIMH instances in Linux VMs. :)

Other benefit of that is being able to talk IP between the host and SIMH since 
the pcap is on a virtualised interface, not the real one.

Sampsa

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