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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] wireshark GUI vs tshark

From: Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:11:20 +0100
Hi Brian,

Thanks for including the error report. It in itself doesn't tell anything,
other than that a problem was detected. That's why Chris asked you some
more questions on the whole situation. Maybe we can help you further when
you look into them.

Thanks,
Jaap

On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:02:17 -0500, Brian Oleksa
<oleksab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chris
> 
> I have attached the error this time....sorry about that. :-)
> 
> I get this error when I run with tshark using the following command:
> 
> tshark -nr test.pcap ip.dst==x.x.x.x 
> 
> But when I filter in the GUI ... I have no problems.
> 
> Thanks,
> Brian
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Maynard, Chris wrote:
>>> Any thoughts..??
>>>     
>> My first thought was, "I guess you forgot to include the error." :)
>>
>> In addition to the error, you might want to include some Wireshark
>> version information, what OS you're running on and any other
information
>> that you think might be relevant.
>>
>> By the way, I tried a similar tshark command using Wireshark 1.2.4 on
>> Windows XP SP3 with no problems.  Maybe you are running an older
version
>> of Wireshark with a known bug that has been fixed, or maybe your
>> test.pcap file is corrupt or exposes a Wireshark bug, in which case a
>> bug report might be in order with the attached test.pcap file included
>> so the core developers can analyze the error and find & fix the bug.
>>
>> - Chris
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian Oleksa
>> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 10:49 PM
>> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
>> Subject: [Wireshark-dev] wireshark GUI vs tshark
>>
>>
>> Wiresharkers
>>
>> When I use my dissector with the GUI... everything works fine. The pcap

>> file that I load comes right up with NO problems. I can filter 
>> (ip.dst==x.x.x.x) with no problems.
>>
>> But if I try to open that same pcap file with tshark using the
following
>>
>> command:
>>
>> tshark -nr test.pcap ip.dst==x.x.x.x     
>>
>> The files appears to start loading.. then I get the following error.
>>
>> Any thoughts..??
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Brian
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