diff --git a/Test/CheckFilterTest.cs b/Test/CheckFilterTest.cs
index 2590ad39..888696fc 100644
--- a/Test/CheckFilterTest.cs
+++ b/Test/CheckFilterTest.cs
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ public void TestFilters()
         {
             // test a known failing filter
             Assert.IsFalse(LibPcapLiveDevice.CheckFilter("some bogus filter", out string errorString));
+            Assert.IsNotNull(errorString);
+            Assert.IsNotEmpty(errorString);
 
             // test a known working filter
             Assert.IsTrue(LibPcapLiveDevice.CheckFilter("port 23", out errorString));
+            Assert.IsNull(errorString);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Test/DeviceFixture.cs b/Test/DeviceFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ee1f789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Test/DeviceFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+This file is part of SharpPcap.
+
+SharpPcap is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+SharpPcap is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+along with SharpPcap.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Ayoub Kaanich <kayoub5@live.com>
+ */
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NUnit.Framework.Interfaces;
+using SharpPcap;
+using SharpPcap.LibPcap;
+using SharpPcap.Npcap;
+using SharpPcap.WinPcap;
+
+namespace Test
+{
+
+    public class DeviceFixture
+    {
+        private readonly ICaptureDevice Device;
+        public DeviceFixture(ICaptureDevice device)
+        {
+            Device = device;
+        }
+
+        public ICaptureDevice GetDevice() => Device;
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return Device.Name;
+        }
+
+        public static IEnumerable<ICaptureDevice> GetDevices()
+        {
+            var lists = new Dictionary<string, IEnumerable<ICaptureDevice>>();
+            lists.Add(nameof(CaptureDeviceList), CaptureDeviceList.Instance);
+            lists.Add(nameof(LibPcapLiveDeviceList), LibPcapLiveDeviceList.Instance);
+            if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
+            {
+                lists.Add(nameof(WinPcapDeviceList), WinPcapDeviceList.Instance);
+                lists.Add(nameof(NpcapDeviceList), NpcapDeviceList.Instance);
+            }
+            foreach (var list in lists)
+            {
+                Assert.IsNotEmpty(list.Value, "{0} should not be empty", list.Key);
+            }
+            return lists.SelectMany(l => l.Value).Distinct();
+        }
+    }
+    class CaptureDevicesAttribute : NUnitAttribute, IParameterDataSource
+    {
+        public IEnumerable GetData(IParameterInfo parameter)
+        {
+            return DeviceFixture.GetDevices()
+                .Select(d => new DeviceFixture(d))
+                .ToArray();
+        }
+    }
+
+    class PcapDevicesAttribute : NUnitAttribute, IParameterDataSource
+    {
+        public IEnumerable GetData(IParameterInfo parameter)
+        {
+            return DeviceFixture.GetDevices()
+                .OfType<PcapDevice>()
+                .Select(d => new DeviceFixture(d))
+                .ToArray();
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/Test/LivePcapDeviceSetFilterTest.cs b/Test/LivePcapDeviceSetFilterTest.cs
index ff7b49c9..af484695 100644
--- a/Test/LivePcapDeviceSetFilterTest.cs
+++ b/Test/LivePcapDeviceSetFilterTest.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
+using PacketDotNet;
 using SharpPcap;
-using SharpPcap.LibPcap;
 
 namespace Test
 {
@@ -10,18 +11,25 @@ namespace Test
     public class LivePcapDeviceSetFilterTest
     {
         [Test]
-        public void SimpleFilter()
+        public void SimpleFilter([CaptureDevices] DeviceFixture fixture)
         {
-            var devices = LibPcapLiveDeviceList.Instance;
-            if (devices.Count == 0)
+            // BPF is known to support those link layers, 
+            // support for other link layers such as NFLOG and USB is unknown
+            var supportedLinks = new[]
             {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("No pcap supported devices found, are you running" +
-                                                           " as a user with access to adapters (root on Linux)?");
+                LinkLayers.Ethernet,
+                LinkLayers.Raw,
+                LinkLayers.Null
+            };
+            var device = fixture.GetDevice();
+            device.Open();
+            if (!supportedLinks.Contains(device.LinkType))
+            {
+                device.Close();
+                Assert.Inconclusive("NFLOG link-layer not supported");
             }
-
-            devices[0].Open();
-            devices[0].Filter = "tcp port 80";
-            devices[0].Close(); // close the device
+            device.Filter = "tcp port 80";
+            device.Close(); // close the device
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -29,26 +37,13 @@ public void SimpleFilter()
         /// is called on a PcapDevice that has not been opened
         /// </summary>
         [Test]
-        public void SetFilterExceptionIfDeviceIsClosed()
+        public void SetFilterExceptionIfDeviceIsClosed([CaptureDevices] DeviceFixture fixture)
         {
-            var devices = LibPcapLiveDeviceList.Instance;
-            if (devices.Count == 0)
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("No pcap supported devices found, are you running" +
-                                                           " as a user with access to adapters (root on Linux)?");
-            }
-
-            bool caughtExpectedException = false;
-            try
-            {
-                devices[0].Filter = "tcp port 80";
-            }
-            catch (DeviceNotReadyException)
-            {
-                caughtExpectedException = true;
-            }
-
-            Assert.IsTrue(caughtExpectedException, "Did not catch the expected PcapDeviceNotReadyException");
+            var device = fixture.GetDevice();
+            Assert.Throws<DeviceNotReadyException>(
+                () => device.Filter = "tcp port 80",
+                "Did not catch the expected DeviceNotReadyException"
+            );
         }
 
         [SetUp]
diff --git a/Test/PcapDeviceTest.cs b/Test/PcapDeviceTest.cs
index 2bdcdd02..1fcdd79e 100644
--- a/Test/PcapDeviceTest.cs
+++ b/Test/PcapDeviceTest.cs
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ public class PcapDeviceTest
         /// </summary>
         [NonParallelizable]
         [Test]
-        public void GetNextPacketExceptionIfCaptureLoopRunning()
+        public void GetNextPacketExceptionIfCaptureLoopRunning(
+            [CaptureDevices] DeviceFixture fixture
+        )
         {
-            var device = GetPcapDevice();
+            var device = fixture.GetDevice();
 
             Assert.IsFalse(device.Started, "Expected device not to be Started");
 
@@ -72,10 +74,11 @@ public void GetNextPacketExceptionIfCaptureLoopRunning()
         /// there hasn't been any delegates assigned to PcapDevice.OnPacketArrival
         /// </summary>
         [Test]
-        public void DeviceNotReadyExceptionWhenStartingACaptureWithoutAddingDelegateToOnPacketArrival()
+        public void DeviceNotReadyExceptionWhenStartingACaptureWithoutAddingDelegateToOnPacketArrival(
+           [CaptureDevices] DeviceFixture fixture
+        )
         {
-            var device = GetPcapDevice();
-
+            var device = fixture.GetDevice();
             device.Open();
 
             Assert.Throws<DeviceNotReadyException>(
diff --git a/Test/TestHelper.cs b/Test/TestHelper.cs
index f0754f68..f1d13875 100644
--- a/Test/TestHelper.cs
+++ b/Test/TestHelper.cs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ internal static List<RawCapture> RunCapture(string filter, Action<PcapDevice> ro
 
         internal static void ConfirmIdleState()
         {
-            var devices = LibPcapLiveDeviceList.Instance;
+            var devices = DeviceFixture.GetDevices().OfType<PcapDevice>();
             foreach (var d in devices)
             {
                 var isOpened = d.Opened;