# I need to start suricata in windows server 2008

**URL:** <https://forum.suricata.io/t/i-need-to-start-suricata-in-windows-server-2008/1707>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** community\
**Created:** [September 11, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/i-need-to-start-suricata-in-windows-server-2008/1707 "2021-09-11T15:06:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rain](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/rain/32/974_2.png) [@Rain](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Rain)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/i-need-to-start-suricata-in-windows-server-2008/1707/1 "2021-09-11T15:06:43Z")

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I have installed:

- Suricata-6.0.1-2-64bit
- npcap-1.50

I have the following error after installing

 ![suricat error](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/suricata/original/1X/ffc91d3abe5ce7f561bb020f7a6d9954b5992187.gif)

Could you help me why is it?

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lucovsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/jeff_lucovsky/32/11_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lucovsky](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Jeff_Lucovsky)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/i-need-to-start-suricata-in-windows-server-2008/1707/2 "2021-09-12T17:42:48Z")

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The IP address `169.254.57.43` usually means your Windows system was unable to contact a DHCP server to get an assigned address.