Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] noob question about time/elapsed time

From: Server Admn <ggs101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:59:55 -0400
> Not so good... Can you paste the output of
> "Help -> About Wireshark"?
 
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Version 1.0.7 (SVN Rev 28014)
Copyright 1998-2009 Gerald Combs <removed> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Compiled with GTK+ 2.12.8, with GLib 2.14.6, with WinPcap (version unknown),
with libz 1.2.3, without POSIX capabilities, with libpcre 7.0, with SMI 0.4.8,
with ADNS, with Lua 5.1, with GnuTLS 2.6.3, with Gcrypt 1.4.3, with MIT
Kerberos, with PortAudio V19-devel, with AirPcap.
Running on Windows XP Service Pack 2, build 2600, with WinPcap version 4.0.2
(packet.dll version 4.0.0.1040), based on libpcap version 0.9.5, without
AirPcap.
Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 build 8804
Wireshark is Open Source Software released under the GNU General Public License.
Check the man page and http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
 
> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 18:37:48 +0200
> From: sake@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] noob question about time/elapsed time
>
> On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 10:21:51AM -0400, Server Admn wrote:
> >
> > I set up a capture to run for 60 seconds. The capture starts & then stops
> > after a minute, which is what I expected.
>
> Good!
>
> > When I bring up the Statistics -> Summary window, it shows the elpased
> > time as roughly 10 seconds. (I've tried this several times). The traffic
> > during these tests is constant, and continues for 60 seconds, it's not
> > like there is only 10 seconds worth of traffic and 50 seconds of
> > idleness during the minute.
>
> Not so good... Can you paste the output of "Help -> About Wireshark"?
> This might be an issue with libpcap or WinPcap. These libraries provide
> the timestamps to the packets.
>
> Cheers,
> Sake
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