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Time is when the packet was captured i.e. a fixed value. Delta time is the time between packets - e.g. the time between packet 1 and packet 2 in a capture. Delta time displayed is just that - the delta time between the packets displayed in the Wireshark GUI. So if you applied a filter that hid packet 2 from view and instead you'd only see packet 1 and packet 3, delta time would still indicate the time between packet 1 and 2, but since packet 2 is now hidden, you could be fooled into thinking that it was the delta between packet 1 and packet 3. My recommendation is to never use delta time, but stick with delta time displayed.

Time is when the packet was captured i.e. a fixed value. value.

Delta time is the time between packets - e.g. the time between packet 1 and packet 2 in a capture. capture.

Delta time displayed is just that - the delta time between the packets displayed in the Wireshark GUI. GUI.

So if you applied a filter that hid packet 2 from view and instead you'd only see packet 1 and packet 3, delta time would still indicate the time between packet 1 and 2, but since packet 2 is now hidden, you could be fooled into thinking that it was the delta between packet 1 and packet 3. 3.

My recommendation is to never use delta time, but stick with delta time displayed.

Time is when the packet was captured i.e. a fixed value.

Delta time is the time between packets - e.g. the time between packet 1 2 and packet 2 3 in a capture.

Delta time displayed is just that - the delta time between the packets displayed in the Wireshark GUI.

So if you applied a filter that hid packet 2 from view and instead you'd only see packet 1 and packet 3, delta time would still indicate the time between packet 1 2 and 2, 3, but since packet 2 is now hidden, you could be fooled into thinking that it was the delta between packet 1 and packet 3.

My recommendation is to never use delta time, but stick with delta time displayed.