Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 9827] New: Propose GUI Preference for disabling 'packet si
| Bug ID |
9827
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| Summary |
Propose GUI Preference for disabling 'packet size limited during capture' message in Summary view
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| Classification |
Unclassified
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| Product |
Wireshark
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| Version |
1.10.5
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| Hardware |
x86
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| OS |
Windows 7
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| Status |
UNCONFIRMED
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| Severity |
Enhancement
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| Priority |
Low
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| Component |
Wireshark
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| Assignee |
bugzilla-admin@wireshark.org
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| Reporter |
stuart.kendrick.sea@gmail.com
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Created attachment 12594 [details]
example of 'packet size limited during capture' summary message
Build Information:
Version 1.10.5 (SVNRev 54262 from /trunk-1.10)
Copyright 1998-2013 Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Compiled (64-bit) with GTK+ 2.24.14, with Cairo 1.10.2, with Pango 1.30.1, with
GLib 2.34.1, with WinPcap (4_1_3), with libz 1.2.5, without POSIX capabilities,
without libnl, with SMI 0.4.8, with c-ares 1.9.1, with Lua 5.1, without Python,
with GnuTLS 2.12.18, with Gcrypt 1.4.6, without Kerberos, with GeoIP, with
PortAudio V19-devel (built Dec 19 2013), with AirPcap.
Running on 64-bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, build 7601, with WinPcap version
4.1.3 (packet.dll version 4.1.0.2980), based on libpcap version 1.0 branch
1_0_rel0b (20091008), GnuTLS 2.12.18, Gcrypt 1.4.6, without AirPcap.
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz, with 16280MB of physical
memory.
Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0 build 40219
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When the GUI suspects that a frame has been sliced, it displays the message
'Packet size limited during capture' in the Summary view.
I propose adding a checkbox under Preferences, User Interface which would
disable the display of this message. The default would be the current behavior
(unchecked).
Use cases:
- Presenting a trace to a less-sophisticated audience, where I want to dodge
questions about what it means
- Presenting a trace to students, where I want to focus attention on some
aspect
of the trace other than frame slicing
- Any analyst wanting to simplify the display & remove distraction
==> I propose keeping the default as 'unchecked'
==> I propose leaving the 'Packet size limited during capture' messages in the
Decode window unaffected by this setting. [Important to be reminded of the
slicing in effect]
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