eNSP FAQ

Running vintage eNSP on Linux is tricky since it's Windows-centric and leans on specific old deps like VB 5.2.44. Skip Wine for VB/WinPcap installs—they bomb out due to arch mismatches. Instead, use native Linux VirtualBox (latest works fine), but for eNSP itself, bottle it in Wine with a custom prefix: install Wireshark natively, fake WinPcap via a DLL override, and run eNSP.exe directly. If that chokes, QEMU/KVM with a lightweight Win7 guest is solid—export your topologies and sync folders for seamless access. I got it stable on Ubuntu this way; avoids the VM boot grind. Huawei abandoned eNSP, so long-term, check out GNS3 as a Linux-friendly alt.