Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Portable: How to open more than one trace at the same time?

[Stephen Fisher <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 12:30:04PM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote:

> for comparing traces I often need to open two (or more) traces at the 
> same time. Wireshark itself cannot open more than one file at the same 
> time (tabs, SDI or MDI). As a workaround I have to open two instances 
> of Wireshark.

Unfortunately, that is the case right now.

> Unfortunately the portable version of Wireshark doesn't support this 
> ("Another instance of Wireshark is already running. Please close other 
> instances of Wireshark before launching Wireshark Portable."). This 
> seems to be an unnecessary limitation because the portable U3 version 
> /does/ support opening multiple instances.
>
> For certain reasons I would rather prefer to use the portable version 
> (WiresharkPortable-*.paf.exe) instead of the portable U3 (wireshark- 
> *.u3p) version.
> 
> So my questions are: is there a workaround for the problem? Would that 
> be a bug or an enhancement request?

I don't have experience with the PortableApps (or U3) editions of 
Wireshark.  Unless the PortableApps software is the cause of this, I 
would say that it's a bug.  You can open a bug report at 
https://bugs.wireshark.org/ and attach any information you are aware of 
regarding fixing the problem.  Thanks!