Ethereal-users: Re: [ethereal-users] ethereal freezes

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From: Gilbert Ramirez <gram@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:49:46 -0600
On Fri, Jan 21, 2000 at 03:31:36PM -0600, John Nykaza (TT) wrote:
> 
> 
> ethereal freezes when i begin a capture.
> the main window continues to respond (sometimes) but the capture box 
> freezes
> and has to be manually terminated nothing displays in the capture window.
> 
> i am using redhat 6.0 with all the recommended patches

When you say "recommended patches", are these the patches recommended by RedHat,
and not necessarily the libpcap patch recommended by Ethereal?
 
> i also have ethereal 0.7.7 which is working fine.

What version of Ethereal freezes on you?

> any ideas please forward them to john.nykaza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Thanks
> 
> John

--gilbert