Ethereal-users: RE: [Ethereal-users] how do i print?

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From: Richard Urwin <RUrwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 09:47:47 -0000
> How do I print  a captured packet in windows? I tried printing and it says
> that "couldn't run print command lpr. Do I have to configure any special
> parameters, other than installing the printer drivers?

You cannot print to a command in Windows. (There is a bug in Windows: the
popen() function appears not to work in a GUI application.) Use Print to
file and use Notepad/Wordpad/... to print it out.

I did threaten to fix this.

-- 
Richard Urwin, Software Design Engineer
Schenck Test Automation
Braemar Court, 1311b Melton Road, Syston, UK.
rurwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx