Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] REH 7.2 time stamp

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:27:33 -0800
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 12:47:33AM -0800, np linux wrote:
> Adding to my last mail. I saw that tethereal shows the
> timestamp upto usec while ethereal doesn't.

So if you capture a trace with Tethereal, using the "-w" option to save
the trace to a file, and then:

	run Tethereal, reading that capture with the "-r" flag;

	run Tethereal, reading that capture with the "-r" and "-V"
	flags;

	run Ethereal, reading that capture;

what is the precision of the time stamps that are:

	printed in the time column in the first case;

	printed in the "Arrival Time", "Time Delta from previous
	packet", and "Time relative to first packet" lines in the
	second case;

	displayed in the time column, and displayed in the "Arrival
	Time", "Time Delta from previous packet", and "Time relative to
	first packet" lines when you select a packet and open up the
	"Frame" line in the packet detailed view (middle pane), in the
	third case?

> Can anyone suggest how can I fix it.

I cannot yet do so as I do not yet know what is happening, much less why
it is happening.  Without answers to the questions above, I don't have
enough information to know what is happening; with answers to the
questions above, I might be able to understand what is happening or ask
questions to get further information.