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Wireshark WinPCAP Silent Install

I am deploying Wireshark 1.6.8 into our user machines its installing silently well and good but to run wireahark it needs WinPCAP as well when I searched for silent installation of WinPCAP lot of info confusing me what exactly to follow could any one suggest me right method for deploying WinPCAP in silent mode.


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Answer Summary:
Repackage the application (Reboot is must & two different msi's for x86,x64).
Posted by: hackajar 11 years ago
White Belt
1

There is no silent installer for the free version of WinPCAP.  You will need to purchase the pro version if you wish to have a silent install.

http://www.winpcap.org/pipermail/winpcap-bugs/2011-January/001344.html

 


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  • really good info to know thank you... - ontari.ontari 11 years ago
Posted by: caldvn 7 years ago
Senior Yellow Belt
1
Round about way, I downloaded nmap which comes with winpcap, during the install of Nmap there's a winpcap-nmap-4.13.exe that's extracted to install directory of nmap. Took that wnipcap-nmap-4.13.exe and used /S switch and threw it into SCCM and called it a day.
Posted by: talonsprem87 11 years ago
10th Degree Black Belt
0

hello ontari.ontari,
can u please give me the processor type where u wish to deploy the application . whether its an x86 or x64 system.
i would suggest use prism tool to check where the source installs the files that u have mentioned above. Also mere keeping the files there wont do. It needs to be registered and also a service needs to be started after registering the dll's, which, actually makes the wireshark run


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  • IMy package should work on both x86 and x64 OS... thats the requirement - ontari.ontari 11 years ago
Posted by: piyushnasa 11 years ago
Red Belt
0

I have packaged WireShark couple of times and would like to give you some tips:

1) Best is to capture the application. Different MSI for different processors. This is because the drivers are different for different processors. Took me a lot of time to figure out the first time I packaged it.

2) A reboot is required after you install your MSI to make the driver work. If you try to launch the shortcut after installation without reboot, it will fail.

 

Cheers,

Piyush

http://msiworld.blogspot.com

Posted by: SMal.tmcc 11 years ago
Red Belt
0

Do you mean WinPcap?


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  • sry :(( yes it is "WinPcap_4_1_2.exe" - ontari.ontari 11 years ago
  • That is on my list for the CT classrooms. I should be to that room's image later today or early tomorrow, will let you know. - SMal.tmcc 11 years ago
Posted by: talonsprem87 11 years ago
10th Degree Black Belt
0

Hello, as far as WinPcap goes, I pacakged that application a few months back and to be very frank Winpcap no longer supports silent switch. the version that u have mentioned is the same that i packaged. After spending hours on looking for silent switch and ending up with nothing, i created my own MSI. But a word of caution for the same, you will be required to create two different MSI if you are planning to install it on x86 and x64 processors

Posted by: jagadeish 11 years ago
Red Belt
-1

Yes.. You have to repackage it..

Posted by: ontari.ontari 11 years ago
Black Belt
-1

Repackaged the application and working fine (Reboot is must & two different msi's for x86,x64). Thank you for the guidence. But I wonder the package with driver how it is possible to repackage?? 

Posted by: SMal.tmcc 11 years ago
Red Belt
-1

There is some info here:

http://www.itninja.com/software/cace-technologies/winpcap/4-977

let me know if it helps, if not I will be working on that package later.


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  • okay, I gave an attemp according to the above link, but no luck its still saying "The NPF driver isn't running"
    while dng I got this doubt after extraction Packet.dll has 4 difft versions (Packet_1.dll, 2, 3, 4) in that I opened properties and checked the details
    (Packet.dll- NT5) (Packet_1.dll- Vista) (Packet_2.dll- Vista) (Packet_3.dll- NT5) (Packet_4.dll- NT4) so here first i copied the (Packet.dll- NT5) but didnt work so tried with (Packet_1.dll- Vista) and the other Vista one both but no luck
    so do u have any idea which one exactly I ned to copy ??? - ontari.ontari 11 years ago
    • I've fixed this via copy File and some Powershell stuff.
      I've bypass that issue.

      I've capture the wincap installation.

      For a 32bits app running on a x64 OS, I've make a condition on the nfp.sys file, in order to copy the x64 amd sys file.

      Then with a Custom Action, I created a service using SC DOS command.

      " sc create npf binPath= system32\drivers\npf.sys type= kernel start= auto error= normal tag= no DisplayName= " NetGroup Packet Filter Driver "

      I used Powershell my CA. VBS script should be also working. - Mic 9 years ago
 
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