Networking – Wireshark does not see interfaces (winXP)

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Short story:

  1. Wireshark is working….on my winXP-32b
  2. … usage ….
  3. Long long time later
  4. Wireshark does not work
    • It can't find any usefull interface (just VPN)
    • ipconfig /all

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1490 Dual Band WLAN Mini-Card
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : SOME VALID MAC

Ethernet adapter eth0:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : xxxx
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : SOME VALID MAC
    Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.12.68
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.....

…..
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Fortinet virtual adapter
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : SOME VALID MAC
  1. Following steps didn't help:

    Several Wireshark re-installation
    Several LIBPCAP re installation
    SP3 for winXP
    

Any ideas welcome.

Best Answer

Start the wireshark with sudo or from a root or admin account. Capturing and listing interfaces need root privileges.

source: wireshark wiki

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