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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] opening or saving files in XP

From: Andrew Hood <ajhood@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 08:25:06 +1000
Jeffrey Ross wrote:
> I believe the last time I opened or saved a file in Wireshark I was
> connected to a network share.  The network share (or host) is no longer
> available and whenever I attempt to open a file or save a file as the
> application just hangs.  I can do a capture and display it fine on the
> screen.

If you disconnect the network share before openning the file dialog does
it make any difference? XP should report the drive/file unknown
immediately, rather than wait for the reconnect process to time out,
which it will do. Eventually.

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