# Packetbeat not working & showin only one interface

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-not-working-showin-only-one-interface/323510
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** packetbeat
**Created:** [January 19, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-not-working-showin-only-one-interface/323510 "2023-01-19T12:31:25Z")
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### Author: ![parthmaniar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@parthmaniar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/parthmaniar)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-not-working-showin-only-one-interface/323510/1 "2023-01-19T12:31:25Z")

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Hello,

I am attempting to run Packetbeat (8.6.0) on Microsoft Windows 11 (professional 22H2 version, latest).

I have Npcap as part of NMAP installation, which I refreshed today - **specially ticking to enable the WinPcap API compatiblity**

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/9/f/9f79c4201be97e396ed0f83a42deef3d7e4d9382.png)

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/d/f/df06797aa70885382ba6647d1ad4cf0493210693.png)

However, I am only able to see one interface

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/b/cb8a17748d2015591bcb3e7f33f023ff113a3f07.png)

When I configure to sniff on this traffic, I get an error, and the Packetbeat process dies.

```auto
"message":"Exiting: sniffer loop failed: failed to start sniffer: Error opening adapter: The system cannot find the path specified. (3)","service.name":"packetbeat","ecs.version":"1.6.0"}
Exiting: sniffer loop failed: failed to start sniffer: Error opening adapter: The system cannot find the path specified. (3)

```

I don't have multiple copies of Packetbeat on the system. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Packetbeat.

What should be the next step to diganose.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-not-working-showin-only-one-interface/323510/2 "2023-02-16T14:32:21Z")

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