Wireshark does not see interfaces (winXP)

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Published on 2009-10-30T15:55:16Z Indexed on 2010/04/23 7:03 UTC
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Short story:

Wireshark is working....on my winXP-32b
... usage ....
Long long time later
Wireshark does not work
- It can't find any usefull interface (just VPN)
- ipconfig /all

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1490 Dual Band WLAN Mini-Card
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : SOME VALID MAC

Ethernet adapter eth0:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : xxxx
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : SOME VALID MAC
    Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.12.68
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.....

..... Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Fortinet virtual adapter
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : SOME VALID MAC

Following steps didn't help:

Several Wireshark re-installation
Several LIBPCAP re installation
SP3 for winXP

Any ideas welcome.

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