On Jul 8, 2010, at 7:01 AM, Bilal Shahid wrote: > Does bypassing OS, and according to my understanding application and > transport layers on my side, involve any risks?
Does re-implementing IP and TCP involve any risks? Yes. The response from the other forum gives at least some of the risks; there might well be more. > Is it normally recommended to use winpcap for critical application > information transfer or it is generally recommended for packet sniffing etc. WinPcap, just like libpcap and the mechanisms it uses on UN*X, is primarily intended for packet capture, not re-implementing protocols that the OS provides. _______________________________________________ Winpcap-users mailing list [email protected] https://www.winpcap.org/mailman/listinfo/winpcap-users
