Name of interface on Windows

[Frenky via Argus-info]

Hi Carter,
Yes I said that I will create "step by step for building argus on  
Windows", but when I built the argus, I found out the problem with  
interfaces. So it is next issue for using Argus on Windows. So I am  
sorry for late time but argus still doesn't work for me. If you need  
to send just "how to build argus" I can send it, but argus will not  
work because of interface issue.

Yes I have tried index numbers. It doesn't work. I just forgot to write it.

Of course, I have tried just "./argus -P 561" but: "ArgusError: 08 Jul  
16 14:50:00.645803 setArgusDevice: no interfaces"
Also I have tried "./argus -i ind:all" which should be independet of  
the name of interface as well. But same way: "ArgusError: 08 Jul 16  
14:50:00.645803 setArgusDevice: no interfaces"

I am not sure, if the problem is in the name of interface or argus can  
not see my interfaces.

As you write last time I was not able to find any command for  
interface list in argus.

Thanks for your time.
Have a nice day
František






Quoting Carter Bullard via Argus-info <argus-info at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>:

> Hey František,
> You said in your last email that you would describe your methods,  
> after your exams ???
> As you can see, windows doesn't have a naming convention.  Libpcap  
> does.  You didn't try index numbers ????   argus -i 1  ... there is  
> an interfaces list command in argus ???
>
> Carter
>
>> On Aug 7, 2016, at 6:55 AM, Frenky via Argus-info  
>> <argus-info at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Carter,
>> Some time ago I asked you for building argus on windows. Now it is fine.
>>
>> However I have new issue and it is a name of interface on Windows.  
>> For Wifi interface on Linux "./argus -i wlan0" works, but as far as  
>> windows, any type of interface name does not work for me.
>>
>> I will write few steps that I have done.
>>
>> 1.
>> To view these names of interfaces on windows I have used  
>> "ipconfig". However it gives unusable names such as:
>> "Ethernet adapter Npcap Loopback Adapter", "Wireless LAN adapter  
>> Wi-Fi", etc.
>>
>> 2.
>> Next I have tried a command "netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces"  
>> and it shows:
>> "
>> Idx     Met         MTU          State                Name
>> ---  ----------  ----------  ------------  ---------------------------
>> 1          50  4294967295  connected     Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1
>> 5          25        1500  connected     Wi-Fi
>> 6           5        1500  disconnected  Ethernet
>> 3           5        1500  disconnected  Local Area Connection* 2
>> 11           5        1500  disconnected  Local Area Connection* 5
>> 8          10       65536  connected     Npcap Loopback Adapter
>> "
>> It looks much more better! So I have tried: "./argus -i Wi-Fi -P 561"
>> But it returned:
>> "ArgusError: 08 Jul 16 14:50:00.645803 setArgusDevice: no interfaces"
>>
>> 3.
>> So I have tried to start Wireshark from console, because wireshark  
>> needs winpcap as well:
>> "wireshark -i Wi-Fi -k"
>> where "i" means name of interface and "k" means start of capturing.
>> And it works! Wireshark starts to capture from "Wi-Fi".
>> So the interface name "Wi-Fi" is right name of interface for Wi-Fi !!
>>
>> 4. Next I have tried python library "netifaces", which gives me the  
>> name of interface in special face.
>> I have got:
>> "
>> ['{451B6BDC-66DE-47DF-9399-F6F356D90F55}',  
>> '{197678FB-3B21-4629-9380-FEAEB7CCE776}',  
>> '{96589868-9F1F-4DD9-AF2D-137960397925}',  
>> '{63982163-F049-481B-AA75-2399892ED186}',  
>> '{3DFDB405-AEAE-475B-871F-CE4312FF4CF5}',  
>> '{AD59608F-D4FB-11E5-9014-806E6F6E6963}',  
>> '{ABE5A3E0-2340-4E6A-B15A-E3FCB42266FC}',  
>> '{0BE19EA5-8690-439E-9E60-74DB56288BCE}']
>> "
>> So I have tried few ways:
>> "./argus -i 451B6BDC-66DE-47DF-9399-F6F356D90F55 -P 561"
>> "./argus -i {451B6BDC-66DE-47DF-9399-F6F356D90F55} -P 561"
>> "./argus -i '{451B6BDC-66DE-47DF-9399-F6F356D90F55}' -P 561"
>> "./argus -i \Device\NPF_{451B6BDC-66DE-47DF-9399-F6F356D90F55} -P 561"
>> but it still gives me:
>> "ArgusError: 08 Jul 16 14:50:00.645803 setArgusDevice: no interfaces"
>>
>>
>> Do you know which name of interface I can use? Where can be problem?
>>
>> Thank you for your time!
>> František Střasák
>> CTU FEE, Prague
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