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Update some docs regarding Npcap

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@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ Foundation</ulink>. A modified version of the <ulink role="hidepdf"
url="http://www.tcpdump.org">Libpcap portable packet capture
library</ulink><indexterm><primary>libpcap</primary></indexterm>
is distributed along with Nmap.
The Windows version of Nmap utilized the Libpcap-derived
<ulink role="hidepdf" url="http://www.winpcap.org">WinPcap library</ulink><indexterm><primary>WinPcap</primary></indexterm>
The Windows version of Nmap utilizes the Libpcap-derived
<ulink role="hidepdf" url="http://www.npcap.org">Ncap library</ulink><indexterm><primary>Npcap</primary></indexterm>
instead.
Regular expression support is provided by the
<ulink role="hidepdf" url="http://www.pcre.org">PCRE library</ulink>,<indexterm><primary>Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE)</primary></indexterm>

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@@ -717,6 +717,14 @@ quite as efficient as on Unix. Here are the known limitations:
<indexterm><primary>Windows</primary><secondary>limitations of</secondary></indexterm>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Nmap only supports ethernet interfaces (including most
802.11 wireless cards and many VPN clients) for raw packet scans.
Unless you use the <option>-sT -Pn</option> options, RAS connections
(such as PPP dialups) and certain VPN clients are not supported. This
support was dropped when Microsoft removed raw TCP/IP socket support
in Windows XP SP2. Now Nmap must send lower-level ethernet frames
instead.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>When using Nmap with WinPcap instead of Npcap, you cannot
generally scan your own machine from itself (using a
loopback<indexterm><primary>loopback
@@ -728,14 +736,6 @@ connect scan without pinging (<option>-sT -Pn</option>) as that uses
the high level socket API rather than sending raw
packets.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Nmap only supports ethernet interfaces (including most
802.11 wireless cards and many VPN clients) for raw packet scans.
Unless you use the <option>-sT -Pn</option> options, RAS connections
(such as PPP dialups) and certain VPN clients are not supported. This
support was dropped when Microsoft removed raw TCP/IP socket support
in Windows XP SP2. Now Nmap must send lower-level ethernet frames
instead.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<indexterm><primary>Windows</primary><secondary>performance of</secondary></indexterm>
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ self-installer named
(where <replaceable>version</replaceable> is the version number of the
specific release). Most Nmap users choose this option since it is so
easy. Another advantage of the self-installer is that it provides the option to install the Zenmap GUI and other tools. Simply run the installer file and let it walk you through
panels for choosing an install path and installing WinPcap. The
panels for choosing an install path and installing Npcap. The
installer was created with the open-source <ulink
url="http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page">Nullsoft Scriptable
Install System</ulink>. After it completes, read <xref
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ zenmap</command> as root. Analogous options are offered by
most other package managers&mdash;consult their documentation for further
information.</para>
<para>If you installed Nmap from the Windows installer, simply open the <application>Control Panel</application>, select <quote>Add or Remove Programs</quote> and select the <quote>Remove</quote> button for Nmap. You can also remove WinPcap unless you need it for other applications such as Wireshark.</para>
<para>If you installed Nmap from the Windows installer, simply open the <application>Control Panel</application>, select <quote>Add or Remove Programs</quote> and select the <quote>Remove</quote> button for Nmap. You can also remove Npcap unless you need it for other applications such as Wireshark.</para>
<para>If you installed Nmap from source
code, removal is slightly more difficult. If you still have the build

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@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ url="http://www.tcpdump.org">Libpcap portable packet capture
library</ulink><indexterm><primary>libpcap</primary></indexterm>
is distributed along with Ncat.
The Windows version of Ncat utilized the Libpcap-derived
<ulink role="hidepdf" url="http://www.winpcap.org">WinPcap library</ulink><indexterm><primary>WinPcap</primary></indexterm>
<ulink role="hidepdf" url="http://www.npcap.org">Npcap library</ulink><indexterm><primary>Npcap</primary></indexterm>
instead.
Certain raw networking functions use the
<ulink role="hidepdf" url="http://libdnet.sourceforge.net">Libdnet</ulink><indexterm><primary>libdnet</primary></indexterm>