Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] problem while making a logging over 30 days

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From: Stephen Fisher <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 01:52:38 -0600
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 09:32:42AM +0200, Verschuere, Karel wrote:

> When making active the wireshark for logging, after 60 hrs wireshark 
> stops with next failure message:

> GLib-ERROR **:gmem.c:172: failed to allocate 380620 bytes

> What could be the reason fors the stop ?  Aim is to make a logging 
> over 30 days...

See: http://wiki.wireshark.org/KnownBugs/OutOfMemory

Look into using the command-line utility dumpcap for long-term capturing 
without dissection.


Steve