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Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 6644] New: When capturing, wireshark GUI use 100% cpu and

Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 03:41:11 -0800 (PST)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6644

           Summary: When capturing, wireshark GUI use 100% cpu and appears
                    frozen
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.6.4
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Linux (other)
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: bugzilla-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: zebul666@xxxxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
Version 1.6.4 (SVN Rev Unknown from unknown)

Copyright 1998-2011 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 (32-bit) with GTK+ 2.24.8, with GLib 2.30.2, with libpcap 1.1.1, with
libz 1.2.5, with POSIX capabilities (Linux), without libpcre, without SMI,
without c-ares, without ADNS, with Lua 5.1, without Python, with GnuTLS 3.0.8,
with Gcrypt 1.5.0, with MIT Kerberos, without GeoIP, without PortAudio, without
AirPcap.

Running on Linux 3.1.4-1-ARCH, with libpcap version 1.1.1, with libz 1.2.5,
GnuTLS 3.0.8, Gcrypt 1.5.0.

Built using gcc 4.6.2.

Wireshark is Open Source Software released under the GNU General Public
License.

Check the man page and http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
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when capturing with wireshark, wireshark uses 100% cpu and the GUI appears
frozen. It is refreshed only every 30 seconds !

I can't make any capture anymore with wireshark. It's unusable. I have to
capture with tcpdump and view the dump with wireshark.

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