windows server 20212r2 - no interfaces found except loopback
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Description
On current Windows server 2012r2, npcap does not find any interfaces besides the loopback one.
Winpcap on the contrary finds the physical interfaces, but not the loopback one. So this is probably a regression in npcap.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the interface enumeration behavior on Windows Server 2012 R2, comparing npcap with WinPcap as described in the issue. Trace the npcap interface-discovery entry points and inspect how physical and loopback interfaces are handled; done means npcap reports the physical interfaces without losing loopback support.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100