Command-Line Options

Napatech Link-Capture™ Software and WinPcap-NT Installation Guide for Windows
Platform
Napatech SmartNIC
Content Type
Software Installation Guide
Capture Software Version
Link™ Capture Software 12.16

These command-line options are available for the Napatech Link-Capture™ Software Windows installer:

Table. Napatech Link-Capture™ Software installer command-line options
Option Description Default
/VERSION Displays the version of the Napatech Windows driver software and exit. Starts installation wizard.
/S

Uses silent installation (no dialogs). The letter S must be uppercase.

Does not use /S unless the kernel-mode driver Nt3gd.sys has previously been installed, or Napatech A/S has otherwise been added to the list of trusted publishers on the system. See Installing a Trusted Publisher Certificate.

If you use this option with /ALL or /WINPCAP, WinPcap-NT will be installed with default components. See WinPcap-NT Types of Installation.

 Uses dialog interface.
/APP32 Installs files for 32-bit applications. Installs files for 64-bit applications.
/AUTOSERVICE Registers NTService as an auto-start service. Does not register NTService as a service.
/INSTALLSERVICE Registers NTService as a service (manual startup, or if /AUTOSERVICE, auto-start) and start NTService after installation. Does not register NTService as a service. Do not start NTService after installation.
/ALL

Installs all components (corresponding to the options /EXAMPLES /DOCS /WINPCAP).

Other component options are ignored.

 Installs default components: Driver and tools and Shortcuts.
/NODRIVER Does not install driver and tools. Installs driver and tools.
/NOSHORTCUTS Does not install start menu shortcuts Installs start menu shortcuts.
/DOCS Installs Documentation. Does not install Documentation.
/EXAMPLES Installs Examples (C source code). Does not install Examples.
/WINPCAP Starts the WinPcap-NT installer at the end of the Napatech Windows driver software installation. Does not start WinPcap-NT installer.
/D=path Changes the installation directory for the Napatech Windows driver software non-system files. Must be the last option. The letter D must be uppercase. The path value must be an absolute path, for example C:\opt\napatech3. %ProgramFiles%\Napatech3 or %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Napatech3.