Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] tshark stop capturing after a certain amount of packets being captured !

[Bill Meier <wmeier@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Amir Najafi-Ardabili wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using tshark to capture packets: 
>
> tshark -q
>
> I want tshark to keep capturing but unfortunately it automatically stops
> capturing after a short period of time:
>
> debian:/home/worldamity# tshark -q 
>
> Running as user "root" and group "root". This could be dangerous.
>
> Capturing on eth0
>
> 36534 packets dropped
>
> 18707990 packets captured
>
> do you have any idea how to fix this problem?

Hmm....  Almost 19M packets; I'm guessing out-of-memory.

Please see http://wiki.wireshark.org/KnownBugs/OutOfMemory.


Also: please don't cross-post to multiple Wireshark lists.

Thanks !