[Thomas Anders <thomas.anders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gaurav Batra wrote:
> I am using Ethereal with version 0.10.11-SVN-14962. I ran Ethereal to 
> capture packets with the interface �VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter : 
> \Device\NPF_{588609BD-341C-482C-AC1C-E10E0545CC63}�. After capturing 
> around 7,500,000 packets Ethereal crashed because of low Virtual memory.
>
> Is there memory leaks in this version of Ethereal? If yes, then are 
> there patches available for this version or the newer versions have 
> lesser memory leaks? How significant is the difference between memory 
> leaks of version 0.10.11-SVN-14962 and newer version?

There has been major work done in this area since that time. I strongly 
suggest to try with the latest SVN version.


+Thomas

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