You must use
tethereal instead of ethereal. There's an autostop condition –a and you can
fix a limit in time or size. For example, to capture just 1kB in "file.pcap"
from the default interface use :
tethereal -a
filesize:1 -w file.pcap
see http://www.ethereal.com/tethereal.1.html
for more info
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From: Venkatesh,
Susheel [mailto:susheel@xxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, June 25,
2003 3:19
PM
To: 'ethereal-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx';
'ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [Ethereal-dev]
Help!!
Hi,
I am trying to develop a Automated
test-suite which would require controlling Ethereal. I was just wondering if I
can get custom-made executable that would allow me to control Ethereal (start,
stop and save ethereal capture in text format from an external application) or
if someone could suggest how to add this functionality into
Ethereal.
The sequence of steps during a
typical test is as follows. These steps are to be executed using an external
application (the automation test tool):-
1) Launch ethereal and start (this
can be done from the command-line and there is no problem with this
step)
2) Run a test-script
3) Stop capture and save the
capture in text-format (there is a problem here; there is no way I can control
ethereal from an external application and there is no command-line option to
stop and save capture in text-format)
I am using Windows 2K. What all do
I require to take the ethereal source code and compile it on my
PC?
I would appreciate some help on
this.
Thanks,
Susheel