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cpu/native/net/README-WPCAP
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Contiki network I/O on Microsoft Windows (including the Cygwin environment) is
implemented based on the quite popular WinPcap library that is available at
http://www.winpcap.org/install/default.htm.
http://www.winpcap.org/.
Developing Contiki network applications most likely involves working with a
network protocol analyzer. Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) is a very
popular one that on Windows uses - and actually comes with - the WinPcap
libary. Wireshark is available at http://www.wireshark.org/download.html.
libary. Wireshark is available at http://www.wireshark.org/.
So with Wireshark installed Contiki network I/O doesn't need any additional
components.
@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ On Windows every Contiki application has one obligatory comand line argument
that identifies the Windows network interface to be used by Contiki. While on
Unix those network interfaces are called i.e. '/dev/tap0' they have on Windows
names like '\Device\NPF_{F76B480A-1D31-4B3D-8002-C0EF49185737}'. In order to
avoid the necessity to enter such names on the command line instead the IP
avoid the necessity to enter such names on the command line instead the IPv4
address used by Windows is entered to identify the network interface to be
used by Contiki. Please note that this IP address is _NOT_ the IP address to
be used by Contiki !
used by Contiki. Please note that this IPv4 address is _NOT_ the IPv4 address
to be used by Contiki !
Contiki network I/O on Windows uses the same MAC address used by Windows. This
approach often described as IP-Aliasing was primarily choosen because it avoids

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platform/win32/README
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- Makefile.win32 is an ordinary (yet complex) Contiki 2.x Makefile.$(TARGET)
As an alternative to building with Cygwin, gcc and the Contiki 2.x build system
it is also possible to use Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (including the Express
it is also possible to use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (including the Express
Edition) by loading platform/win32/contiki.sln.
As platform/win32/Makefile.win32 includes cpu/native/Makefile.native the WinPcap
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As the console is used for displaying the actual user interface the log output
is routed to the debug output. DebugView is a very lean program for displaying
the debug output in case no debugger is active and does so. It is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/debugview.mspx.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896647.aspx.