Re: .dll file not found

> Uhm... yes :-) How was WinPcap installed? The WinPcap installer installs a
> specific version of packet.dll for Windows Vista that does not depend on
> wanpacket.dll. Both WinPcap 4.0, 4.0.1 and 4.1beta support vista.
>
> Have a nice day
> GV
>

I upgraded the nmap installed to winpcap 4.01 recently but we use our
own installer not the winpcap one. Could this be the problem? (I have
only tested it on XP and below) Do we need to make a check for vista
and install different files?

cheers
- eddie

On 13/09/2007, Gianluca Varenni <gianluca.varenni_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Nicholls" <robert_at_everythingeverything.co.uk>
> To: <nmap-dev_at_insecure.org>
> Cc: <py.adriano_at_gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:00 AM
> Subject: Re: .dll file not found
>
>
> > Hi Adriano,
> >
> > I think what I'm about to say is correct... nmap.exe uses packet.dll (a
> > WinPcap file), which depends on wanpacket.dll (a WinPcap file), which
> > depends on NPPTools.dll (a Microsoft Corporation file). This last dll is
> > not present on Windows 9x or Windows Vista (I believe).
> >
> > Vista was properly supported as of WinPcap 4.0 (WinPcap 3.1 should work,
> > but with "limited functionality" and "known limitations") and I believe
> > that's when NPPTools.dll was dropped (actually, I think it was dropped in
> > WinPcap 4.0beta3, at the same time as support for 9x was dropped?).
> >
> > http://www.winpcap.org/misc/faq.htm#Q-14
> > http://www.winpcap.org/misc/faq.htm#Q-28
> >
> > So it's probably not a bug in umit or nmap, and as Vista isn't properly
> > supported by WinPcap before 4.0 I don't think it's their fault either.
> > It's probably just a quirk of Grant using nmap on Vista with - presumably
> > - an outdated version of WinPcap that was never really designed to work on
> > Vista (Vista Beta1 was released less than two weeks before WinPcap 3.1),
> > and I suspect upgrading to WinPcap 4.x would solve the problem.
> >
> > I also suspect Gianluca will quickly correct me if I'm wrong ;)
>
>
> >
> > I'd strongly recommend anyone using WinPcap on Vista to make sure they're
> > running 4.0.1 (or higher).
> >
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> >> From: Adriano Monteiro <py.adriano_at_gmail.com>
> >> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:08:06 -0300
> >>
> >> Folks,
> >>
> >>
> >> The following bug was reported on umit tracker...
> >>
> >>
> >> <BUG>
> >> Summary: .dll file not found
> >>
> >>
> >> Initial Comment:
> >> I have windows Vista, and it cannot run the scan, b/c the .dll file is
> >> not found...to be specific its the NPPTools.dll file.
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >> Email: grant5789_at_hotmail.com
> >> </BUG>
> >>
> >>
> >> AFAIK, there is no such dll related to umit itself... I'm wondering if
> >> it is a nmap or umit installation problem. Does someone at least know
> >> if there is also no such dll related to Nmap, so we can start track
> >> the bug?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Adriano Monteiro Marques
> >> http://adriano-marques.blogspot.com
> >> http://umit.sourceforge.net
> >> py.adriano_at_gmail.com
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