thanks alot for your respons. you can view the code form this website: http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.wiretapped.net/pub/security/packet-capture/winpcap/docs/docs_40_2/html/group__wpcap__tut2.html the used compile flag is: gcc -o testprog testprog.c -lpcap (if assumed that the file name is testprog.c) thanks in advance Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >> On 10/27/2009 11:30 AM, Mar11 wrote: >>>>>> Hi all, >>>> I have problem with including some header file which are stored in >> ../usr/include/ >>>> look at this include files >>>> #include<netinet/in.h> >> #include<arpa/inet.h> >> #include<netinet/if_ether.h> >>>> when i compile the program i get this errom message >>>> netinet/in.h: No such file or directory >> arpa/inet.h: No such file or directory >> .. >>>> i have set the path that include this file in cygwin shell but that does >> not >> help me :( >>>> could any one help me how can i configure this problem out? >> It might help if you sent a <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#STC> with the > command line you're using to compile as requested by: >> <http://cygwin.com/problems.html> >> In any case, I created a 3 line C file with the defines you showed above > and compiled it with "gcc tmp.c". I didn't get the problems you mentioned > above. However, if_ether.h is not provided by Cygwin since this is > low-level, > O/S specific networking stuff. Assuming your program actually needs this > header file, you're likely dealing with something that's not portable. >> -- > Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com > RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office > 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX > Holliston, MA 01746 >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> A: Yes. > > Q: Are you sure? > >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? >> -- > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >>> -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/including-file-tp26079764p26082915.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple