Local area connection 2 is not showing up for me in my capture screen. How do I enable it?

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Assuming you're on Windows, have you got npcap installed as well? Do you see any interfaces?

I do have npcap installed. The only options I have are ethernet, adapter for loopback traffic capture, local area connection 9, 8, 7, 10 and 1, wifi, ethernet 2, and Bluetooth network connection.

What is the output of ipconfig/all on your machine?

What is the output of tshark -D on your machine? (You might have to give the full path for tshark, for example, \"Program Files"\Wireshark\tshark" -D.)

Sounds like school needs to upgrade their instructions. These days Windows makes very creative mess of the interfaces. So it is anyone's guess what interface(s) your machine will come up with.

Assume you must capture traffic on a second interface and document how you do it and how you found out the name.

I agree Hugo. My teacher also just tells me to google it, so it's very frustrating.

Guy, I'm not sure how to figure those things out. The program is in my Local C drive.

I'm not sure how to figure those things out

What "things"?

The output of ipconfig/all? You figure that out by opening a command prompt window, typing the command ipconfig/all, and pasting the output into a comment here.

The output of tshark -d? You figure that out by opening a command prompt window if you don't already have one open, typing the command \"Program Files"\Wireshark\tshark" -D, and pasting the output into a comment here.

I tried posting it but I got a error message...saying it was forbidden.

\"Program Files"\Wireshark\tshark" -D' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I tried posting it but I got a error message...saying it was forbidden.

Which version of Windows is this? The way you copy from a console window differs between Windows 11 and earlier versions.

\"Program Files"\Wireshark\tshark" -D' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Sorry, extra " - try \"Program Files"\Wireshark\tshark -D..

C:\Users\Melissa Smith>\"Program Files"\Wireshark\tshark -D

1. \Device\NPF_{EBAA8F8B-8E1F-4CB1-A1BD-69C56D5BC4DA} (Local Area Connection* 9)
2. \Device\NPF_{7556DCED-2005-4091-B35C-A9F4B53A4F37} (Local Area Connection* 8)
3. \Device\NPF_{7AA8F588-DBAF-493D-8158-5E0E5E6C1936} (Local Area Connection* 7)
4. \Device\NPF_{5609E659-8B28-4F1B-831A-019A87D4E79D} (Bluetooth Network Connection)
5. \Device\NPF_{58B4D7A5-803D-4D10-9651-954768C17FC2} (Wi-Fi)
6. \Device\NPF_{95592F05-49C4-4FF1-8FCE-C425826142AF} (Local Area Connection* 10)
7. \Device\NPF_{426CC181-057C-47A9-8E9B-19709F98E8D2} (Local Area Connection* 1)
8. \Device\NPF_{AB915404-AEC4-4A47-84B5-1667A11CAD06} (Ethernet)
9. \Device\NPF_Loopback (Adapter for loopback traffic capture)
10. \Device\NPF_{CE6444A5-DE6D-4470-8D01-90E21DA0C202} (Ethernet 2)

I have Windows 10

I have Windows 10

It appears you've figured out how to post command output here as text, so you've presumably already figured out how to copy and past that output.

What does ipconfig/all report?

I tried to post it here but it did not allow me to. What part of it did you need me to post?

Beginning:

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Melpc
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : A8-5E-45-CE-9A-A7
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.20(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 24, 2023 5:48:29 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 25, 2023 5:48:28 PM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Continuation:

Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-Surfshark Windows Adapter V9
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-CE-64-44-A5
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 1:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 08-71-90-F2-F1-7B
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 0A-71-90-F2-F1-7A
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Wireless-AC 9260 160MHz
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 08-71-90-F2-F1-7A
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 08-71-90-F2-F1-7E
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes