
This can be obtained from the following location.

The next step is to download the WinPcap developer’s pack. Īfter downloading and running the executable file, following the instructions given by the wizard, the WinPcap components are installed on your computer. You can get it from the following location. Installing and configuring WinPcapįirst of all, we must install the WinPcap driver and the DLL components. Thus, let’s start by learning how to install WinPcap. This presents the quickest way to install and start using WinPcap. That’s why I have decided to give a helping hand to all people who want to install and use the WinPcap library. The most important thing to do before using this library is to install it correctly. WinPcap is a powerful set of libraries which can be used for various tasks, very important in network programming: obtain all available network adapters, obtain information about an adapter, like the name and the description of the adapter, capture network packets using one of the network interface cards of the computer, send network packets across the network, or filter the captured packets, to obtain only the desired ones. In my case, I have decided to write this introductory article because I saw that many people are interested in networking and they want to use the WinPcap library for programming. The first question you should ask yourself before starting to write an article is why do you need to write it.
