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tshark command: failed to start process, how to debug this error?

asked 2023-05-11 11:43:54 +0000

username1234 gravatar image

updated 2023-05-11 13:13:53 +0000

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I am using the command line to look through packets in my LAN. I can use the UI and select the LAN manually which shows me the packets I am looking for. However when I use the tshark command;

tshark -i LAN_NAME -f "filter" > E:\temp\log.txt -a packets:1

I get the error "failed to start process: parameter is incorrect <87>". I know this command works, because I use the same command on a different PC that is identical to the one I am having this error on.

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Does tshark -v show the version info?

grahamb gravatar imagegrahamb ( 2023-05-11 13:13:35 +0000 )edit

Yes, it's Tshark (Wireshark) 4.0.4. This is running on 64-bit Windows 7 SP1.

username1234 gravatar imageusername1234 ( 2023-05-11 13:32:01 +0000 )edit

Works for me (Win 10), can you show the full output from tshark -v?

grahamb gravatar imagegrahamb ( 2023-05-11 13:56:07 +0000 )edit

So the message wasn't "tshark: Couldn't run (something that includes dumpcap): Parameter is incorrect"?

Guy Harris gravatar imageGuy Harris ( 2023-05-12 00:17:15 +0000 )edit

No, but that's the message I get when I send the command in the post.

username1234 gravatar imageusername1234 ( 2023-05-15 13:08:19 +0000 )edit

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answered 2023-05-11 19:57:19 +0000

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Apparently this is not caused by tshark itself, but it is Windows that fails to start tshark. For example because an antivirus is interfering.

The site https://appuals.com/fix-error-87-the-... lists probable causes and how to fix it.

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