Thank you guys... I'm forwarding your messages to the user, because I
think he is not part of the nmap-dev list yet.
Cheers!
On 9/12/07, Rob Nicholls <robert_at_everythingeverything.co.uk> wrote:
> 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 - an outdated version of WinPcap that was never really designed to work on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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