Ethereal-users: [ethereal-users] More "Unable to parse filter string (parse error)

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From: Gary Taylor <gctaylor@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:21:57 -0700
Hello, 

I know this has been asked numerous times, but I am trying to get a
capture filter working and can't figure out what part I'm doing wrong.  I want
to capture all traffic going to/from 149.82.78.64 and my local box for now,
just to get anything working.  I've tried various combinations (listed below)
and I keep getting the message: "Unable to parse filter string"

I even tried the exact tcpdump example just to see if the filter would save and
I still get the "Unable to parse filter string" error.

tcpdump host sundown
tcpdump host 149.82.78.64
tcpdump -i ppp0 host 149.82.78.64
tcpdump -i ppp0 localhost 
host 149.82.78.64
host localhost
tcpdump -i ppp0 127.0.0.1
host 127.0.0.1
host speedygt
tcpdump host speedygt
tcpdump host 192.168.0.1


This info below is also posted on the shell that I started ethereal from and
don't know how much relevance it has.

Gtk-WARNING **: invalid cast from `(unknown)' to `GtkList'

Gtk-WARNING **: invalid cast from `(unknown)' to `GtkObject'

Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkobject.c: line 1080 (gtk_object_get_data): assertion
`GTK_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed.

Linux ver:  
Linux speedygt 2.2.14-15mdk #1 Tue Jan 4 22:24:20 CET 2000 i586 unknown

Ethereal ver:
ethereal 0.8.11, with GTK+ 1.2.8, with libpcap 0.5, with libz 1.1.3, without SNMP

I'll take any help I can get.  
Thanks- Gary