The default capture buffer size is, in fact, *nominally* 1MB; however,

libpcap/WinPcap and the capture mechanism atop which they run might
either silently limit the buffer size to a smaller value or raise it to
a higher value - that's the part that's platform-dependent.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=32718

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tshark.c b/tshark.c
index f4802bcb64..9852925e9f 100644
--- a/tshark.c
+++ b/tshark.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ print_usage(gboolean print_ver)
   fprintf(output, "  -I                       capture in monitor mode, if available\n");
 #endif
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(HAVE_PCAP_CREATE)
-  fprintf(output, "  -B <buffer size>         size of kernel buffer (def: platform-dependent)\n");
+  fprintf(output, "  -B <buffer size>         size of kernel buffer (def: 1MB)\n");
 #endif
   fprintf(output, "  -y <link type>           link layer type (def: first appropriate)\n");
   fprintf(output, "  -D                       print list of interfaces and exit\n");