For 14 years, WinPcap was the standard libpcap package for Windows. But whenWindows 10 was released without NDIS 5 support, WinPcap failed to keep up,leaving users wondering what to do. Fortunately, the Nmap Project stepped upand converted the original WinPcap to the new NDIS 6 API, giving users a fastand completely compatible alternative to WinPcap for Windows 10.

Windows 10 1607 also introduced strict driver-signing requirements that WinPcapcan't meet. Npcap is fully compliant, with its drivers tested and co-signed byMicrosoft.

The WinPcap tool It is a very specific software that is designed to work under Windows 10. This tool is widely used in industry for connection between network layers in Windows environments. In this article we will explain what it is, what it is for and how to uninstall it. Download Win10Pcap. Win10Pcap is provided as a Windows Installer module (.msi package). Win10Pcap 10.2.5002 Windows 32bit and 64bit Installer. WinPcap is a network packet capture library designed for Windows operating systems. Wireshark is a popular packet capturing and security tool. Wireshark developers created the WinPcap in order to tap into the network of Windows systems and capture packets. Recently the development of the WinPcap is stopped with the version of WinPcap 4.1.3. Windows Packet Capture. Npcap and WinPcap are Windows versions of the libpcap library. One of them must be installed in order to capture live network traffic on Windows. The Wireshark installer from 3.0 onwards includes Npcap, where versions before include WinPcap.Even with the older Wireshark versions Npcap might work better for you, especially if you run Windows 10.

Built on the tried-and-true WinPcap codebase, with a host of exciting newfeatures, and extensively tested with currently-supported versions of Windows,Npcap is the future of WinPcap. Ready to give Npcap a try? Just download the latest installer. Npcap works greatwith Wireshark, Nmap, and more of your favorite tools already. For softwarethat's written with WinPcap in mind, simply select 'WinPcap API-compatiblemode' at installation.

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Need more information? Check out our WinPcapfeature comparison, read through the Npcap UsersGuide, or just try it for free. If you want to distribute Npcap withyour software or install it on more than 5 systems, check out Npcap OEM.

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