diff --git a/net/net.go b/net/net.go
index f0a779e0..5587d88a 100644
--- a/net/net.go
+++ b/net/net.go
@@ -4,51 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"regexp"
-	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/evilsocket/bettercap-ng/core"
-
-	"github.com/google/gopacket/pcap"
 )
 
 const MonitorModeAddress = "0.0.0.0"
 
-func areTheSame(iface net.Interface, piface pcap.Interface) bool {
-	if addrs, err := iface.Addrs(); err == nil {
-		for _, ia := range addrs {
-			for _, ib := range piface.Addresses {
-				if ia.String() == ib.IP.String() || strings.HasPrefix(ia.String(), ib.IP.String()) {
-					return true
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func getInterfaceName(iface net.Interface) string {
-	// all normal operating systems
-	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
-		return iface.Name
-	}
-
-	// Microsoft Windows
-	devs, err := pcap.FindAllDevs()
-	if err != nil {
-		return iface.Name
-	}
-
-	for _, dev := range devs {
-		if areTheSame(iface, dev) {
-			return dev.Name
-		}
-	}
-
-	return iface.Name
-}
-
 func NormalizeMac(mac string) string {
 	var parts []string
 	if strings.ContainsRune(mac, '-') {
diff --git a/net/net_darwin.go b/net/net_darwin.go
index 89c0ae7d..ffb17689 100644
--- a/net/net_darwin.go
+++ b/net/net_darwin.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package net
 
-import "regexp"
+import (
+	"net"
+	"regexp"
+)
 
 var IPv4RouteParser = regexp.MustCompile("^([a-z]+)+\\s+(\\d+\\.+\\d+.\\d.+\\d)+\\s+([a-zA-z]+)+\\s+(\\d+)+\\s+(\\d+)+\\s+([a-zA-Z]+\\d+)$")
 var IPv4RouteTokens = 7
@@ -18,3 +21,8 @@ func IPv4RouteIsGateway(ifname string, tokens []string, f func(gateway string) (
 
 	return nil, nil
 }
+
+// see Windows version to understand why ....
+func getInterfaceName(iface net.Interface) string {
+	return iface.Name
+}
diff --git a/net/net_linux.go b/net/net_linux.go
index 179d26a5..41926eed 100644
--- a/net/net_linux.go
+++ b/net/net_linux.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package net
 
-import "regexp"
+import (
+	"net"
+	"regexp"
+)
 
 // only matches gateway lines
 var IPv4RouteParser = regexp.MustCompile("^(default|[0-9\\.]+)\\svia\\s([0-9\\.]+)\\sdev\\s(\\w+)\\s.*$")
@@ -18,3 +21,8 @@ func IPv4RouteIsGateway(ifname string, tokens []string, f func(gateway string) (
 
 	return nil, nil
 }
+
+// see Windows version to understand why ....
+func getInterfaceName(iface net.Interface) string {
+	return iface.Name
+}
diff --git a/net/net_windows.go b/net/net_windows.go
index 3dc013a9..cd9fd99c 100644
--- a/net/net_windows.go
+++ b/net/net_windows.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net
 
 import (
 	"regexp"
+	"runtime"
 )
 
 // only matches gateway lines
@@ -16,3 +17,37 @@ func IPv4RouteIsGateway(ifname string, tokens []string, f func(gateway string) (
 	gateway := tokens[2]
 	return f(gateway)
 }
+
+/*
+ * net.Interface does not have the correct name on Windows and pcap.Interface
+ * does not have the hardware address for some reason ... so this is what I
+ * had to do in Windows ... tnx Microsoft <3
+ */
+
+func areTheSame(iface net.Interface, piface pcap.Interface) bool {
+	if addrs, err := iface.Addrs(); err == nil {
+		for _, ia := range addrs {
+			for _, ib := range piface.Addresses {
+				if ia.String() == ib.IP.String() || strings.HasPrefix(ia.String(), ib.IP.String()) {
+					return true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func getInterfaceName(iface net.Interface) string {
+	devs, err := pcap.FindAllDevs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return iface.Name
+	}
+
+	for _, dev := range devs {
+		if areTheSame(iface, dev) {
+			return dev.Name
+		}
+	}
+
+	return iface.Name
+}