Re: Npcap 0.01 call for test (2nd)

[Graham Bloice <graham.bloice () trihedral com>]

On 22 July 2015 at 17:25, Yang Luo <hsluoyb () gmail com> wrote:

<SNIP>

> - for those having User Account Control activated, you need to start
> > Wireshark as administrator (even without restricting Npcap to admin during
> > installation) to have the driver started. Unfortunate... If this is the
> > loopback adapter that triggers the issue at startup, should its
> > installation be optional?
> I don't know whether there are many people using Wireshark in a non-Admin
> privilege? If yes, then I think the lacking boot start support needs a
> solution. Making loopback code optional is kind of difficult, because its
> code is deep in the driver and has tight connection with other parts.
Most, if not all, will be running Wireshark unelevated, as this is a basic
tenet of Wireshark use. There are millions of lines of code in Wireshark
dissectors and they really shouldn't be given admin privs.


-- 
Graham Bloice

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