Wireshark · Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 12156] New: Interface list does not show device description anymore

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Bug ID	12156
Summary	Interface list does not show device description anymore
Product	Wireshark
Version	2.0.1
Hardware	x86-64
OS	Windows 7
Status	UNCONFIRMED
Severity	Normal
Priority	Low
Component	Qt UI
Assignee	bugzilla-admin@wireshark.org
Reporter	franz.leu@gmail.com

Build Information:
Wireshark 2.0.1 (v2.0.1-0-g59ea380 from master-2.0)

Copyright 1998-2015 Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org> and contributors.
License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
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 Qt 5.3.2, with WinPcap (4_1_3), with libz 1.2.8, with
GLib 2.42.0, with SMI 0.4.8, with c-ares 1.9.1, with Lua 5.2, with GnuTLS
3.2.15, with Gcrypt 1.6.2, with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP, with QtMultimedia,
with AirPcap.

Running on 64-bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, build 7601, with locale C, with
WinPcap version 4.1.3 (packet.dll version 4.1.0.2980), based on libpcap version
1.0 branch 1_0_rel0b (20091008), with GnuTLS 3.2.15, with Gcrypt 1.6.2, without
AirPcap.
      Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1225 V2 @ 3.20GHz (with SSE4.2), with 8136MB of
physical memory.


Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 12.0 build 31101
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This has been introduced with the new GUI in 2.x and still works when the
legacy interface is used.
Instead of the device description a device reg key like 
\Device\NPF_{8DAE039C-5D9F-4A79-A1F5-FFE2C6241246} is shown which IMHO is
rather useless.

You may also look at this thread:
https://ask.wireshark.org/questions/50391/how-to-get-interface-with-description-showing-in-new-ui

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