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When I tell Wireshark to create new files every 10 minutes when capturing, it creates files that it can't read.

asked Oct 4 '4

Luca22 gravatar image

updated Oct 7 '4

Guy Harris gravatar image

When I activate the automatic saving command, the program creates a capture file of non-existent type, in fact I can't even open it with WireShark. Is there any configuration to set?

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Can you clarify what do you mean by "I activate the automatic saving command"?

grahamb gravatar imagegrahamb ( Oct 4 '4 )

Wireshark has an option that permise you to create a capture file every 10 minutes.

Luca22 gravatar imageLuca22 ( Oct 4 '4 )

Are you referring to the option in the "Capture Options" dialog that will "Create a new file automatically...", with sub-options that include "after {number} {seconds, minutes, hours}", which you're selecting and setting to "after 10 minutes"?

Guy Harris gravatar imageGuy Harris ( Oct 4 '4 )

Yes, that one.

Luca22 gravatar imageLuca22 ( Oct 7 '4 )

Please add output of wireshark -v or contents of Help->About Wireshark:Wireshark tab to the question.

Chuckc gravatar imageChuckc ( Oct 7 '4 )

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answered Oct 7 '4

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Is there any configuration to set?

No, because it shouldn't be possible to configure Wireshark to create damaged files, and thus there shouldn't be a configuration option to tell it not to do so.

I.e., that's a bug. Please report it as an issue on the Wireshark issue list.

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