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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Memory vs Wireshark

From: Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:39:00 +0200

Hi,

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

Thanks,
Jaap

 

On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:20:13 -0300, Emilio Honorio de Melo <ehm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Sorry, I forgot to tell you the Processor model: Q6600 Intel.
 
Thanks,
Emilio

2010/8/11 Emilio Honorio de Melo <ehm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Dear all,
 
Please, I need your help.
 
I've been using the wireshark to capture some data from a 3G network. I've been face some problems regarding to RAM memory.
Here it is the configuration set:
 
- 8GB RAM
- Windows server 2008 64bit
- HD West Digital Black 7200 RPM / 64MB Buffer / 2TB
- Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T Adapter
 
I just can captures files of 200MB ~ 300MB large. More than this, I got out of memory crash.
 
And when I process with Wireshark 32bit version (1.2.9), I can run with no problem untill the Windows task manager point 3GB physical use of. If I run the wireshark 64bit version (1.2.10), I got only 2GB...
 
Please, how can I supplant this issues? Or these are wireshark RAM limitations?
 
By the way, the capture throughput is about 250Mbps.
 
Best Regards,
Emilio