Wireshark · Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Problem on Windows XP with "Update list of packetsin real time"

["Olivier Biot" <ethereal@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This is probably related to the address-to-name resolutions, which may take 
time to complete (e.g., temporarily slow name server). On Ethereal 0.10.8, 
go to Edit > Preferences, and select "Name Resolution" from the left pane. 
There are 2 options:
1. Enable concurrent DNS was disabled. Enable it and perform another test.
2. If this fails, I guess Enable network name resolution is enabled. Disable 
it and perform another test.

Should you still have problems, then reply to this post.

Best regards,

Olivier

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Douglas Burdett

I am a new user of Ethereal on Windows XP SP2 but I am having no luck using 
the "Update list of packets in real time" option on the Capture.  When I 
select that option, the Ethereal hangs and must be closed from the Task 
Manager.  After the Ethereal is cancelled then I see the capture begin to 
function.

As I understand it, whenever the "Update list of packets in real time" 
option is selected, the capture is executed as a separate task which writes 
into the capture file, while the original Ethereal task reads data from that 
file.  It seems to me that the Capture task is somehow prevented from 
running until the original Ethereal is cancelled.

Obviously that defeats the purpose of the "Update list of packets in real 
time" option. Can anyone suggest a possible cause for this and more 
importantly, a solution?

Thanks
Doug Burdett