We will open an MS-DOS or PowerShell with Administrator privileges like below. The service is named as npcap and we can print or display service status from the command line with sc command. In order to capture packets, the Npcap service should be working. Npcap is installed as a driver with a service. Npcap Installation Completed Print Npcap Service Status When the Npcap installation is completed successfully we will see the following screen. The installation will take a little time to complete. `Install Npcap in WinPcap API-compatible Mode` will set fully WinPcap compatibility.`Support raw 802.11 traffic for wireless adapters` will add wireless traffic capture support with IEEE 802.11 protocols.`Restrict Npcap driver’s access to Administrators only` will secure access to npcap packet capture to Administrative users.`Support loopback traffic` will provide support for Loopback adapter packet capture and injection which will create a Npcap Loopback Adapter.This driver allows software to locate your PC’s network adapter. Npcap is a Windows packet sniffing (and sending) library developed by the Nmap Project. The most important part of the Npcap installation is the following screen where we will set and provide installation options. Is it safe to remove Npcap from your computer Before you download and install any product advertised on the website, thoroughly research it. In the following screen, we will accept the License Agreement of Npcap by clicking I Agree Accept Npcap License With Npcap OEM commercial license npcap can be redistributed with different products and libraries. ![]() Npcap OEM Commercial license is provided with enterprise features like silent installer and commercial support. Npcap versions 0.996 and later properly remove the loopback adapter when they uninstall, but they dont (yet) remove any old duplicate adapters left by 0.95 and 0.995 uninstalls/upgrades.Opensource Npcap source code can be downloaded, compiled and used for internal use.So Npcap provides as 2 versions for open source and commercial use ![]() But as an open source project, it needs some support for costs. Npcap is an open source project and provided free for most cases.
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