Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] opening or saving files in XP

From: "Jeffrey Ross" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:53:49 -0400 (EDT)

> Jeffrey Ross wrote:
>> I believe the last time I opened or saved a file in Wireshark I was
>> connected to a network share.  The network share (or host) is no longer
>> available and whenever I attempt to open a file or save a file as the
>> application just hangs.  I can do a capture and display it fine on the
>> screen.
>
> If you disconnect the network share before openning the file dialog does
> it make any difference? XP should report the drive/file unknown
> immediately, rather than wait for the reconnect process to time out,
> which it will do. Eventually.
>
I was connected again to the network that had the previously used share
and the file dialog quickly came up.  I then accessed a file on the local
disk and I've had no problems since.

When I had the problem, wireshark would hang for minutes before I'd kill
it with the task manager (and it took a few attempts).  I would select
file then open, at that point nothing further would happen.

Jeff