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author | Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org> | 2006-06-07 04:37:26 +0000 |
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committer | Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org> | 2006-06-07 04:37:26 +0000 |
commit | c2e72cf272616b1f450fda834c6843bfadaacdc8 (patch) | |
tree | a0c7be569a852b2436e002a194665a3104920501 /help/capturing.txt | |
parent | 477bd8006a0485491fcfd91723bfedbed5d23241 (diff) |
Ethereal -> Wireshark. Update the FAQ.
svn path=/trunk/; revision=18380
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diff --git a/help/capturing.txt b/help/capturing.txt index 7dab4eb190..b737eec6d1 100644 --- a/help/capturing.txt +++ b/help/capturing.txt @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Please note: this will slow down capturing, so increased packet drops might appe High performance capturing -------------------------- -When your network traffic is high, you might need to take some steps to ensure Ethereal doesn't get behind on its capture, particularly if you're running it on a slow computer. +When your network traffic is high, you might need to take some steps to ensure Wireshark doesn't get behind on its capture, particularly if you're running it on a slow computer. When Etheral cannot keep up, packets are dropped. To help avoid this as much as possible: @@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ b) Close other programs that might slow down your system, such as virus scanner c) It might be a good idea not to use a capture filter. This will depend on the task you have to do. As a rule of thumb: if you want to see most of the packets and only filter a small number out, don't use a capture filter (you can use a display filter later). If you only want to capture a small proportion of the packets, it might be better to set a capture filter, as this will reduce the number of packets that have to be saved. -d) If you still get packet drops, it might be an idea to use a tool dedicated to packet capturing and only use Ethereal for displaying and analyzing the packets. +d) If you still get packet drops, it might be an idea to use a tool dedicated to packet capturing and only use Wireshark for displaying and analyzing the packets. -Have a look at tshark, the command line variant of ethereal, which is included in this package. +Have a look at tshark, the command line variant of wireshark, which is included in this package. XXX: add a list of possibly useful standalone capture programs. |