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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Wireshark-users Digest, Vol 3, Issue 17

From: Gr0undZ3r0 <Gr0undZ3r0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:09:33 -0400
> Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:30:23 +0200
> From: Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping@xxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Persistent Interface Comments?
> To: Community support list for Wireshark
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>> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: Community support list for Wireshark <wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Gesendet: 15.08.06 13:06:00
>> An: wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Betreff: [Wireshark-users] Persistent Interface Comments?
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>> Does anyone know how to make the interface "comments" field persistent
>> when running Ethereal 0.99.0 under Windows?
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>> I've got 6 interfaces on the box running Ethereal, each raw into
>> different VLANS.  Downside, they happen to all be the same manufacturer
>> and the "Check the MAC address against the text file" is starting to get
>> old as a solution.  Adding the "comments" into the preferences > capture
>> screen works fine but you have to configure that each time you start
>> ethereal, which is quite unhandy.
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>> Is there a workaround here that doesn't involve a recompile?
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> Well, maybe press the Save button in the Preferences dialog?
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> Regards, ULFL
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