Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] why is it so difficult to stop capturing with wireshark 1.
I've seen this under high loads as well. In some instances I've had to be ready to pull the network cable and then stopping it. Applying a capture filter does help if you can only include certain traffic.
Wes
--- On Mon, 9/24/12, bart sikkes <b.sikkes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: bart sikkes <b.sikkes@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] why is it so difficult to stop capturing with wireshark 1.6.10 in fedora 16
> To: "Community support list for Wireshark" <wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, September 24, 2012, 10:46 AM
> hello,
>
> does this happen when you are capturing a under high traffic
> load? i
> have had the same experience with windows systems when the
> traffic
> load was very high.
>
> it might be an option to capture via tcpdump or set a
> maximum amount
> of traffic before the capture automatically stops.
>
> bart
>
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 4:37 PM, esolve esolve <esolvepolito@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > HI,
> >
> > I installed wireshark on two
> computers, both with fedora 16 linux
> > system.
> > I find it very hard to stop
> capturing once you have started the
> > capturing. I have to click on the "stop the
> running live capture" button
> > for many times and then suddenly the clicking works.
> >
> > what is wrong with this?
> thanks!
> >
> >
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