Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Can you stop tethereal without using CTRL+C?

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:23:46 -0700
On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 12:37:25AM -0700, David Aschmann wrote:
> Is there another way to stop tethereal besides using CTRL+C?

Yes, if you're running on a UN*X - you can send it a SIGTERM with, for
example, the "kill" command or a "kill()" call.

I don't think there's a way to cause Tethereal to stop cleanly on
Windows other than typing ^C at it (or perhaps somehow closing the
console window in which it's running).