npcap should use libpcap 1.9.0

[guyharris]

The current Npcap 1) appears to build remote capture support but 2) that support doesn't work - see, for example, this ask.wireshark.org question, this Wireshark bug, and the-tcpdump-group/libpcap#795.

Libpcap 1.8.x's remote-capture support had a number of bugs; 1.9.0 was the first release where it was reasonably usable (even on Windows, much less on UN*Xes).

Please upgrade to libpcap 1.9.0 (and let us know what changes you need to apply, and why).

[dmiller-nmap]

Looks like we'll get this included in the next release. Had some difficulty due to this libpcap issue: the-tcpdump-group/libpcap#810

[guyharris]

So shall we close this?

[dmiller-nmap]

Yeah, should be fine. We often keep issues open until release when we need confirmation from the original reporter, but this is straightforward.

[guyharris]

Wireshark bug 15547, which reported that remote capture wasn't working with Npcap, now has a user who said "I have the same problem" saying that remote capture is working with npcap v0.992.