Re: .dll file not found

["Gianluca Varenni" <gianluca.varenni () gmail com>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eddie Bell" <ejlbell () gmail com>
To: <nmap-dev () insecure org>
Cc: "Rob Nicholls" <robert () everythingeverything co uk>; 
<py.adriano () gmail com>; "Gianluca Varenni" <gianluca.varenni () gmail com>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 8:12 AM
Subject: 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?

Yes. Packet.dll is different on vista, and wanpacket.dll is not installed.

GV


> cheers
> - eddie
>
> On 13/09/2007, Gianluca Varenni <gianluca.varenni () gmail com> wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rob Nicholls" <robert () everythingeverything co uk>
> > To: <nmap-dev () insecure org>
> > Cc: <py.adriano () 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 - an outdated version of WinPcap that was never really designed to work 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
> > > > "Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed." - George Burns
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