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Contiki network I/O on Microsoft Windows (including the Cygwin environment) is
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Contiki network I/O on Microsoft Windows (including the Cygwin environment) is
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implemented based on the quite popular WinPcap library that is available at
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implemented based on the quite popular WinPcap library that is available at
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http://www.winpcap.org/install/default.htm.
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http://www.winpcap.org/.
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Developing Contiki network applications most likely involves working with a
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Developing Contiki network applications most likely involves working with a
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network protocol analyzer. Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) is a very
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network protocol analyzer. Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) is a very
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popular one that on Windows uses - and actually comes with - the WinPcap
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popular one that on Windows uses - and actually comes with - the WinPcap
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libary. Wireshark is available at http://www.wireshark.org/download.html.
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libary. Wireshark is available at http://www.wireshark.org/.
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So with Wireshark installed Contiki network I/O doesn't need any additional
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So with Wireshark installed Contiki network I/O doesn't need any additional
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components.
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components.
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that identifies the Windows network interface to be used by Contiki. While on
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that identifies the Windows network interface to be used by Contiki. While on
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Unix those network interfaces are called i.e. '/dev/tap0' they have on Windows
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Unix those network interfaces are called i.e. '/dev/tap0' they have on Windows
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names like '\Device\NPF_{F76B480A-1D31-4B3D-8002-C0EF49185737}'. In order to
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names like '\Device\NPF_{F76B480A-1D31-4B3D-8002-C0EF49185737}'. In order to
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avoid the necessity to enter such names on the command line instead the IP
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avoid the necessity to enter such names on the command line instead the IPv4
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address used by Windows is entered to identify the network interface to be
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address used by Windows is entered to identify the network interface to be
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used by Contiki. Please note that this IP address is _NOT_ the IP address to
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used by Contiki. Please note that this IPv4 address is _NOT_ the IPv4 address
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be used by Contiki !
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to be used by Contiki !
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Contiki network I/O on Windows uses the same MAC address used by Windows. This
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Contiki network I/O on Windows uses the same MAC address used by Windows. This
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approach often described as IP-Aliasing was primarily choosen because it avoids
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approach often described as IP-Aliasing was primarily choosen because it avoids
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- Makefile.win32 is an ordinary (yet complex) Contiki 2.x Makefile.$(TARGET)
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- Makefile.win32 is an ordinary (yet complex) Contiki 2.x Makefile.$(TARGET)
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As an alternative to building with Cygwin, gcc and the Contiki 2.x build system
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As an alternative to building with Cygwin, gcc and the Contiki 2.x build system
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it is also possible to use Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (including the Express
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it is also possible to use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (including the Express
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Edition) by loading platform/win32/contiki.sln.
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Edition) by loading platform/win32/contiki.sln.
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As platform/win32/Makefile.win32 includes cpu/native/Makefile.native the WinPcap
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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
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As the console is used for displaying the actual user interface the log output
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is routed to the debug output. DebugView is a very lean program for displaying
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is routed to the debug output. DebugView is a very lean program for displaying
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the debug output in case no debugger is active and does so. It is available at
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the debug output in case no debugger is active and does so. It is available at
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/debugview.mspx.
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896647.aspx.
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