From 47bffcacf15db1948d996b455b82c43bd6e46794 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: RichardG867 Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 23:32:35 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] pcap appimage notice --- hardware/network.rst | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/hardware/network.rst b/hardware/network.rst index 6fbdaf8..b6ad1e9 100644 --- a/hardware/network.rst +++ b/hardware/network.rst @@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ PCap connects directly to one of the host's network adapters. The emulated machi This mode requires `Npcap `_ (or another WinPcap-compatible driver) to be installed on the host. Only **wired Ethernet network connections** are compatible; Wi-Fi and other connections will not work at all, as they do not allow PCap to listen for packets bound to the emulated machine's MAC address. +.. note:: PCap is not supported on the **Linux AppImage**, as the ``cap_net_raw`` and ``cap_net_admin`` permissions cannot be passed through to it. Extracting the AppImage or running it as root is not recommended. + Private PCap network ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^