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Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 3223] New: Interface naming in interface list window

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:10:34 -0800 (PST)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3223

           Summary: Interface naming in interface list window
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.1.x (Experimental)
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows Server 2003
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: tron@xxxxxxx


Build Information:
Version 1.1.1 (SVN Rev 26391)

Copyright 1998-2008 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled with GTK+ 2.14.3, with GLib 2.18.1, with WinPcap (version unknown),
with libz 1.2.3, without POSIX capabilities, with libpcre 7.0, with SMI 0.4.8,
with c-ares 1.5.3, without ADNS, with Lua 5.1, with GnuTLS 2.3.8, with Gcrypt
1.4.1, with MIT Kerberos, with PortAudio V19-devel (built Oct  8 2008), with
AirPcap.

Running on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, build 3790, with WinPcap version
4.0.2 (packet.dll version 4.0.0.1040), based on libpcap version 0.9.5, without
AirPcap.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 build 30729

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The "name" of the interface is not shown in the interface list window.
Only their "OS" description which is driver provided and unmutable AFAIK.

WS has a comment that you can attach to each IF to, e.g., differentiate
between multiple IFs with the same hardware, but it is not honored in
this window.

BTW, you can preview the actual name by hovering over the "start" button,
but only the OS device name is shown there (\Device\NPF_{....}) which
is not very user friendly so to say.


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