Wireshark

  • Riverbed Technology
  • WinPcap
the world's foremost network protocol analyzer
  • Wireshark
    • About
    • Download
    • Blog
  • Get Help
    • Ask a Question
    • FAQs
    • Documentation
    • Mailing Lists
    • Online Tools
    • Wiki
    • Bug Tracker
  • Develop
    • Get Involved
    • Developer's Guide
    • Browse the Code
    • Latest Builds

Wireshark-users: [Wireshark-users] How do I change the default capture filter?

Date Index Thread Index Other Months All Mailing Lists
Date Prev Date Next Thread Prev Thread Next


From: "Bland, Alan" <Alan.Bland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:10:35 -0700

Title: How do I change the default capture filter?

At some time in the past I created a filter and managed to set it as the default filter, because every time I start Wireshark and start a capture that filter is shown in the "capture filter" text box.

This is a problem because I deleted the filter, so it is not found.

How do I remove this default setting.

To fix it I resorted to uninstalling wire shark (1.0.7) and reinstalled it.  The default filter was the non-existent filter.

I uninstalled wireshark and install ethereal (0.99).  The default filter was still the non-existent filter.
I uninstalled ethereal and installed wireshark (2.0 the July 2009 release).  The default capture filter was still the non-existent filter.

I scanned the registry for the name of the filter.  Not found.
I searched the entire C: drive looking for the filter by name.  Not found.

This is like a spirit from the other side that has not found peace and cannot rest.

Your help is needed.  How do I remove this setting?

  • Follow-Ups:
    • Re: [Wireshark-users] How do I change the default capture filter?
      • From: Lori
  • Prev by Date: Re: [Wireshark-users] Lockup and Network Name Decoding
  • Next by Date: [Wireshark-users] "Response/Request in frame" link in my decoded packets -- gone missing
  • Previous by thread: [Wireshark-users] run tshark without buffering
  • Next by thread: Re: [Wireshark-users] How do I change the default capture filter?
  • Index(es):
    • Date
    • Thread

Wireshark and the "fin" logo are registered trademarks of the Wireshark Foundation