Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] tshark packets droppped

[Forthofer Russ <Russ.Forthofer@xxxxxxxxx>]

David wrote:
>> When I run tshark sometime I get  "xxxx packets dropped" at the end of
>> the session.    Does this mean the wireshark is dropping the packets
>> or the capture NIC is overrun or something else?

>And Jeff replied:
>It means the NIC received the packets but the capturing mechanism (libpcap + Wireshark) couldn't keep up.
>
>You might want to try capturing with 'dumpcap' instead to see if it can keep up with your traffic rate.


Does this mean that dumpcap is more efficient than tshark?  I've never understood the difference between the two programs.  Does one have functions the other does not?

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