Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display

[Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

xipso1@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi, i got this error when i run wireshark, can anyone point out what i'm 
> not doing right, Thanks.
>
> Platform:mac osx 10.4
> installed wireshark thru macport

Have you installed X11?  If not, that's what you didn't do right.

If you have installed X11, is X11 running? If not, that's what you 
didn't do right.

If X11 is running, have you set the DISPLAY environment variable to 
:0.0?  If not, that's what you didn't do right.