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### Windows configuration problems
In order to make pcap work properly on Windows systems, it is needed to download [WinCap](https://www.winpcap.org/install/) and the [WinPcap Developer's Pack](https://www.winpcap.org/devel.htm) and to add the ```/Lib``` or ```/Lib/x64``` folder to the ```LIB``` environment variable.
In order to build and run Sniffnet you need to:
- Install [Npcap](https://npcap.com/#download).
- Download the [Npcap SDK](https://npcap.com/#download).
- Add the SDK's /Lib or /Lib/x64 folder to your LIB environment variable.
### Linux configuration problems
To correctly use pcap on Linux systems, install the libraries and header files for the libpcap library. For example:
In order to build and run Sniffnet, install the libraries and header files for the libpcap library. For example:
On Debian based Linux: ```install libpcap-dev```.