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Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 7837] New: Wireless Toolbar always grayed-out with Version

Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:40:15 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7837

           Summary: Wireless Toolbar always grayed-out with Versions
                    1.8.3, 1.8.2
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.8.3
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: bugzilla-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: tom.gorman@xxxxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
Version 1.8.3 (SVN Rev 45256 from /trunk-1.8)

Copyright 1998-2012 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+ 2.24.10, with Cairo 1.10.2, with Pango 1.30.0, with
GLib 2.32.2, with WinPcap (4_1_2), with libz 1.2.5, without POSIX capabilities,
with SMI 0.4.8, with c-ares 1.7.1, with Lua 5.1, without Python, with GnuTLS
2.12.18, with Gcrypt 1.4.6, with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP, with PortAudio
V19-devel (built Oct  2 2012), with AirPcap.

Running on Windows XP Service Pack 3, build 2600, with WinPcap version 4.1.2
(packet.dll version 4.1.0.2001), based on libpcap version 1.0 branch 1_0_rel0b
(20091008), GnuTLS 2.12.18, Gcrypt 1.4.6, with AirPcap 4.1.1 build 1838.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0 build 40219

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Wireshark 1.8.0 properly displays the wireless toolbar when that option is
selected.

Wireshark 1.8.2 and 1.8.3 do not.  The toolbar is always grayed-out and
effectively unavailable.  The major impact of this is the inability to select
channels. 

The presence of AirPcap has no effect.

If the option to display the wireless toolbar is unchecked, the grayed-out
toolbar disappears.

Rebooting the PC has no effect.

This is a serious limitation for a version that has left the beta state.

I am entering this bug at the suggestion of Guy Harris.

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