Interesting, I didn't know traceroute used UDP by default. Just did some testing with the best traceroute tool, mtr[0], and using the -u flag for UDP seemed to give the worst results. -t for TCP seemed OK. I never thought about the difference between how TCP and ICMP packets are handled. [0] https://bitwizard.nl/mtr/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

>Installed WireShark 3.6.3.0 >>Opening Yellow Banner displays "Unable to load Npcap or WinPcap (wpcap.dll); you will not be able to capture packets. In order to capture packets, Npcap or WinPcap must be installed. See https://npcap.com/ for a downloadable version of Npcap and for instructions on how to install it." >>>Npcap 1.55 and 1.60 both fail with the same errors when attempting the install process...... Source: over 2 years ago

Https://nmap.org/npcap/ a.k.a. https://insecure.org/ (insecure.com redirects to this). Source: over 2 years ago

Npcap is a tool used to sniff and inject packets. It could be used for something nefarious, but it could also be used for NMAP, WireShark and various other networking tools. Source: almost 3 years ago

2.5: install npcap (you dont need to open it just install it) https://nmap.org/npcap/ (Turn off wifi on pc or laptop). Source: about 3 years ago

Npcap (Free) - Gives PCem access to my PCs network card so I can go online with Windows 95. Source: about 3 years ago