Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] How to start ethereal with capture filters enabled already

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From: Ariel Burbaickij <ariel.burbaickij@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:48:48 +0100
Yes, thank you for the advise,  I know about this possibility but how 
about several filters at once, should several -f option be provided,
should only one -f option be provided but for this several fiters
should be delimited/separated by comma or some other mark
or any other suggestions?


On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:02:29 -0800, Mark Grigsby <mark@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Ariel..
> 
> On *Nix distributions, I use command line specifications for captures in
> simple shell scripts.  for instance...
> 
> ethereal -i eth1 -f "net 192.168.0.0/24 and port 110" -k
> 
> this will start ethereal with the capture defined as listening to ethernet 1
> interface, and looking for traffic on port 110 on network 192.168.0.0/24..
> (192.168.0.0 mask 255.255.255.0) the -k at the end means to start the capture
> now.  If you omit the -k at the end, it will preload the capture filter but
> you will still have to manually start the capture.
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 15 December 2004 07:00 am, Ariel Burbaickij wrote:
> > Hello dear mailing list participants,
> > I would like to get capture filters
> > (several of them)
> > enabled already when the ethereal
> > starts, wtihout specifying them in graphical
> > menue, is it possible?
> >
> > With Best Regards
> > Ariel Burbaickij
> >
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