Thanks Erick--that's exactly what I was wondering. I agree that for our own computers, we'd just want Wireshark installed.
However, if you work in support and have to do a capture on a computer with nothing the new packaging is definitely an improvement over having to install everything. --Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wireshark-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erick B > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 6:46 PM > To: Community support list for Wireshark > Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Question on new U3P format of Wireshark > > I downloaded this new U3P package and tried it on my U3 flash drive. > > When you run it, it installs WinPcap (regular WinPcap installer) and > when you exit WireShark it brings up Uninstall WinPcap application. > > I was just testing it out, etc myself also, as I just recently picked > up a U3 drive. I needed a bigger portable thumb drive and found a deal > on one w/U3 - wasn't looking for U3 specifically. > > So for now I think I'll stick to using regular install of WireShark so > I don't have to deal with WinPcap every time I use WireShark. > > On 1/27/07, Small, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Hans--that looks pretty slick. > > > > In this case though I would like to use the current version of Wireshark > > and I'm wondering if this U3P package allows Wireshark to run from a > > flash drive without installing anything on the host including WinPcap. > > > > This would be especially appealing to me--but I'm not sure it's > > possible, especially with the WinPcap part. > > > > Thanks, > > --Jim > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wireshark-users- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hans Nilsson > > > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 3:25 PM > > > To: Community support list for Wireshark > > > Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Question on new U3P format of Wireshark > > > > > > If you're interested there's a version of Ethereal here that you don't > > > need to install WinPcap or anything to use: > > > http://www.download.com/PacketStuff-Network-Toolkit/3000-2085_4- > > > 10428838.html > > > > > > It's an older version and the authors page seems to be gone now but > > > there's an archived version here where you can read how he did it: > > > http://web.archive.org/web/20060427203232/http://www.packetstuff.com/ > > > > > > On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:33:16 -0500, "Small, James" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > said: > > > > I have a question on the upcoming U3P package of Wireshark: > > > > > > > > Let's say I get a U3 flash drive, and the u3p package for Wireshark. > > > > Does that mean I can take that flash drive to any computer (let's > > say > > > > Windows XP computer), plug it in, and run Wireshark doing a > > promiscuous > > > > capture from the U3P package? I won't have to install anything, > > > > including WinPcap on the host computer? > > > > > > > > The last point I'm especially interested in--with the U3 packaging > > > > format, does it preclude having to install a driver on the host? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > --Jim > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wireshark-users mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-users > > > -- > > > Hans Nilsson > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > > http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wireshark-users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-users > > _______________________________________________ > > Wireshark-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireshark-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-users _______________________________________________ Wireshark-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-users
