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WinPcap is basically a driver which is extending the OS to deliver low-level network access and a library used for accessing low-level network layers. The library comprises the Windows version of the popular libpcap UNIX API. Wireshark for Mac OS X (PPC) v1.1.0 Development Release 16 Sep 2008 Wireshark for Mac OS X (PPC) v1.0.10 28 Oct 2009 Wireshark for Mac OS X (PPC) v1.0.8 22 May 2009.

Here is what I had to do to get Wireshark 1.8.4 (latest as of December 20, 2012) running on Mountain Lion. Note this is a one-time step. Once you follow this, you can open Wireshark like any other OS X application.

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  1. Windows 8.1 Download Winpcap Windows 10 Update can be seen as the final service pack for Windows 8 that provides several updates. It brings back the traditional start menu, re-enabling desktop users to navigate in the way they used to do.
  2. WinPcap, though still available for download (v4.1.3), has not seen an upgrade in many years and there are no road map/future plans to update the technology. While community support may persist, technical oversight by Riverbed staff, responses to questions posed by Riverbed resources, and bug reporting are no longer available.

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1) I deleted the previous version of Wireshark from my Applications folder and downloaded the latest2) I deleted Wireshark preferences from ~/Library/Preferences3) Download and install Xquartz (log out and log back in)4) Launch Xquartz and use its shell to go to /Application/Wireshark.app/Contents/MacOS5) sudo ./Wireshark

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Now Wireshark should launch correctly, including the proper display of fonts. There should no longer be a pop-up window like I described above where it just hangs.

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NOTE: It's important that in step 5 you type sudo ./Wireshark and not sudo Wireshark otherwise when Wireshark launches you won't see fonts and Wireshark will automatically close. Once launched correctly, you should now be able to simply click on the Wireshark icon in the Applications folder to load Wireshark like before.

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I'm not suggesting this is the best way, the only way, or even the right way, but when the other steps here failed, this is how I got it to work.