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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] why is it so difficult to stop capturing with wireshark 1.

From: Wes <wes_r@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:42:30 -0700 (PDT)
I've seen this under high loads as well. In some instances I've had to be ready to pull the network cable and then stopping it. Applying a capture filter does help if you can only include certain traffic.

Wes

--- On Mon, 9/24/12, bart sikkes <b.sikkes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: bart sikkes <b.sikkes@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] why is it so difficult to stop capturing with wireshark 1.6.10 in fedora 16
> To: "Community support list for Wireshark" <wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, September 24, 2012, 10:46 AM
> hello,
> 
> does this happen when you are capturing a under high traffic
> load? i
> have had the same experience with windows systems when the
> traffic
> load was very high.
> 
> it might be an option to capture via tcpdump or set a
> maximum amount
> of traffic before the capture automatically stops.
> 
> bart
> 
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 4:37 PM, esolve esolve <esolvepolito@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > HI,
> >
> >     I installed wireshark on two
> computers, both with fedora 16 linux
> > system.
> >     I find it very hard to stop
> capturing once you have started the
> > capturing.  I have to click on the "stop the
> running live capture" button
> > for many times and then suddenly the clicking works.
> >
> >     what is wrong with this?
> thanks!
> >
> >
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