Software Installation for Windows and WinPcap-NT Installation

product_line_custom: Napatech SmartNIC
category: Software Installation Guide

Notices
Modification History
Introduction
Installing Napatech Link™ Capture Software for Windows
Preparing for Installation
To Get the Napatech Link™ Capture Software Windows Installer
Installing the Napatech Windows Driver Software Using the Installer Dialog
To Install the Napatech Windows Driver Software
The Installer dialog
Types of Installation for Napatech Windows Driver Software
Installing the Napatech Windows Driver Software Unattended
To Install Unattended
Command-Line Options
Installing a Trusted Publisher Certificate
What Will Be Installed
Uninstalling the Napatech Windows Driver Software
Running NTService
Introduction to NTService
Configuration of Driver and Devices
Starting NTService as a Windows Service
Starting NTService in Console Mode
To Monitor NTService as it is Running
Options for Console Mode
Pre-Allocating Contiguous Memory
Installing WinPcap-NT
Preparing for Installation
Installing WinPcap-NT Using the Installer Dialog Interface
The Installer Dialog
WinPcap-NT Types of Installation
Installing WinPcap-NT Unattended
To Install Unattended
Command-Line Options
Option Priority
Debug or Normal Operation
What Will Be Installed
Uninstalling WinPcap-NT
Configuring WinPcap-NT
Configuring WinPcap-NT
The ntpcap.ini File
Format of the ntpcap.ini File
The Default ntpcap.ini File
Examples of ntpcap.ini Files
Optimization
Set Up ntpcap.ini and ntservice.ini for Merging Between SmartNICs
Set Up ntpcap.ini and ntservice.ini for No Merging Between SmartNICs
Reconfiguration
TX Performance
Statistics
WinPcap Statistics Counters
WinPcap-NT Troubleshooting and Limitations
Missing WinPcap devices
Limitations

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