title: Dummynet Installation Failure : my_socket failed 2, cannot talk to kernel module (Windows 7 X64)
body: <p>I am trying to install IPFW on a 64 bit version of Windows 7 using the package provided <a href="http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/dummynet/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a></p>
  
  <p>I am able to successfully add the <code>ipfw+dummynet</code> service to my network adapter using the instructions supplied in <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7994584/dummynet-error-ndis-drivers-install-on-windows-7-x64/12719202#12719202">this stack overflow answer</a></p>
  
  <p>However, while executing the <code>ipfw.exe</code> provided in the package, I face the following error :</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>my_socket failed 2, cannot talk to kernel module</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Need assistance in getting past this error so that ipfw can be run successfully from the command line.</p>