Ethereal-users: [Ethereal-users] Ethereal capture filter doesn't work

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From: <rluk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 19:36:40 -0700
Title: Ethereal capture filter doesn't work

Hello,

I loaded ethereal 0.9.11 on my Win2K-Pro.  Installation is smooth and easy.

But I hit a problem in capture filter:
(1) I click "Capture --> Start" and enter a capture filter "host 192.168.1.3".
(2) My ethereal is on 192.168.1.2.
(3) 192.168.1.3 is pinging 192.168.1.1 continuously.
(4) All 3 machines are on a hub, not switch

But I cannot see any packets captured.  Why?

As soon as I remove the capture filter, ethereal captures all the packets on the 192.168.1.x/24 network.

What had I done wrong?

Thanks for your help in advance.

Best regards,
Roger Luk
rluk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx