diff --git a/scripts/lua/host_details.lua b/scripts/lua/host_details.lua
index c400dde595..3969a28610 100644
--- a/scripts/lua/host_details.lua
+++ b/scripts/lua/host_details.lua
@@ -621,19 +621,18 @@ end
       print("<tr><th>"..i18n("download").."&nbsp;<i class=\"fa fa-download fa-lg\"></i></th><td")
       if(not isAdministrator()) then print(" colspan=2") end
       print("><A HREF='"..ntop.getHttpPrefix().."/lua/host_get_json.lua?ifid="..ifId.."&"..hostinfo2url(host_info).."'>JSON</A></td>")
-
-      if(isAdministrator()) then
-	 print [[<td>]]
-
-         local live_traffic_utils = require("live_traffic_utils")
-         live_traffic_utils.printLiveTrafficForm(ifId, host_info)
-
-         print[[</td>]]
+      print [[<td>]]
+      if (isAdministrator() and ifstats.isView == false and ifstats.isDynamic == false and interface.isPacketInterface()) then
+	 
+	 local live_traffic_utils = require("live_traffic_utils")
+	 live_traffic_utils.printLiveTrafficForm(ifId, host_info)
       end
 
+      print[[</td>]]
       print("</tr>\n")
    end
 
+
    if(host["ssdp"] ~= nil) then
       print("<tr><th><A HREF='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Service_Discovery_Protocol'>SSDP (UPnP)</A></th><td colspan=2><i class=\"fa fa-external-link fa-lg\"></i> <A HREF='"..host["ssdp"].."'>"..host["ssdp"].."<A></td></tr>\n")
    end
diff --git a/scripts/lua/if_stats.lua b/scripts/lua/if_stats.lua
index 3cb8c1fe54..fa3fa52010 100644
--- a/scripts/lua/if_stats.lua
+++ b/scripts/lua/if_stats.lua
@@ -222,9 +222,23 @@ if not have_nedge and (table.len(ifstats.profiles) > 0) then
   end
 end
 
+if _SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST" and not isEmptyString(_POST["traffic_recording_provider"]) then
+   local prev_provider = recording_utils.getCurrentTrafficRecordingProvider(ifstats.id)
+
+   -- if the current provider is the builtin ntopng and we are changing to another provider
+   -- then it may be necessary to stop the builtin ntopng
+   if prev_provider == "ntopng" and _POST["traffic_recording_provider"] ~= "ntopng" then
+      recording_utils.stop(ifstats.id)
+      ntop.setCache('ntopng.prefs.ifid_'..ifstats.id..'.traffic_recording.enabled', "false")
+   end
+
+   recording_utils.setCurrentTrafficRecordingProvider(ifstats.id, _POST["traffic_recording_provider"])
+end
+
 local has_traffic_recording_page =  (recording_utils.isAvailable()
 	  and (interface.isPacketInterface()
-		  or (recording_utils.isSupportedZMQInterface(ifid) and not table.empty(ext_interfaces))))
+		  or ((recording_utils.isSupportedZMQInterface(ifid) and not table.empty(ext_interfaces)))
+		  or (recording_utils.getCurrentTrafficRecordingProvider(ifid) ~= "ntopng")))
 
 if has_traffic_recording_page then
    if(page == "traffic_recording") then
@@ -643,7 +657,7 @@ if(ifstats.zmqRecvStats ~= nil) then
       end
    end
  
-   if (isAdministrator() and ifstats.isView == false and ifstats.isDynamic == false) then
+   if (isAdministrator() and ifstats.isView == false and ifstats.isDynamic == false and interface.isPacketInterface()) then
       print("<tr><th>"..i18n("download").."&nbsp;<i class=\"fa fa-download fa-lg\"></i></th><td colspan=5>")
 
       local live_traffic_utils = require("live_traffic_utils")
@@ -1300,20 +1314,7 @@ elseif(page == "config") then
       </tr>]]
    end
 
-   if has_traffic_recording_page then
-      if _SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST" and not isEmptyString(_POST["traffic_recording_provider"]) then
-	 local prev_provider = recording_utils.getCurrentTrafficRecordingProvider(ifstats.id)
-
-	 -- if the current provider is the builtin ntopng and we are changing to another provider
-	 -- then it may be necessary to stop the builtin ntopng
-	 if prev_provider == "ntopng" and _POST["traffic_recording_provider"] ~= "ntopng" then
-	    recording_utils.stop(ifstats.id)
-	    ntop.setCache('ntopng.prefs.ifid_'..ifstats.id..'.traffic_recording.enabled', "false")
-	 end
-
-	 recording_utils.setCurrentTrafficRecordingProvider(ifstats.id, _POST["traffic_recording_provider"])
-      end
-
+   if has_traffic_recording_page or (true) then
       local cur_provider = recording_utils.getCurrentTrafficRecordingProvider(ifstats.id)
       local providers = recording_utils.getAvailableTrafficRecordingProviders()
 
@@ -1332,6 +1333,11 @@ elseif(page == "config") then
 	       label = string.format("%s (%s)", provider["name"], provider["conf"])
 	    end
 
+	    if provider["name"] == "ntopng" and not interface.isPacketInterface() then
+	       -- non-packet interfaces
+	       label = "none"
+	    end
+
 	    print[[<option value="]] print(provider["name"]) print[[" ]] if cur_provider == provider["name"] then print('selected="selected"') end print[[">]] print(label) print[[</option>]]
 	 end
 
diff --git a/src/PacketDumper.cpp b/src/PacketDumper.cpp
index 01d0416e4c..558bc82258 100644
--- a/src/PacketDumper.cpp
+++ b/src/PacketDumper.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ void PacketDumper::init(NetworkInterface *i) {
   num_bytes_cur_file = 0;
   out_path = NULL;
 
-  if (strcmp(name, "lo") == 0)
+  if(strcmp(name, "lo") == 0)
     iface_type = DLT_NULL;
+  else if(!i->isPacketInterface())
+    iface_type = DLT_EN10MB;
   else
     iface_type = i->get_datalink();
 }
diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index b6e3e9bfce..693b018b24 100755
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -3367,7 +3367,7 @@ void Utils::init_pcap_header(struct pcap_file_header * const h, NetworkInterface
   h->thiszone = 0;
   h->sigfigs  = 0;
   h->snaplen  = ntop->getGlobals()->getSnaplen();
-  h->linktype = iface->get_datalink();
+  h->linktype = iface->isPacketInterface() ? iface->get_datalink() : DLT_EN10MB;
 }
 
 /* ****************************************************** */