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What does ring buffer do "create new" options aren't specified?

In the 2.6.2 version of Wireshark (and I think recent versions, too), the Output configuration includes two check boxes, one for "Create a new file automatically after..." and one for "Use ring buffer with X files."

If I enable the "ring buffer" option with 3 files, for example, but never check the "Create a new file" option, is the ring buffer actually used? I tried running a capture for a few minutes, but never saw a new file created. Is there default criteria that the "ring buffer" option uses to spread the data across multiple files?

What does ring buffer do "create new" options aren't specified?

In the 2.6.2 version of Wireshark (and I think recent versions, too), the Output configuration includes two check boxes, one for "Create a new file automatically after..." and one for "Use ring buffer with X files."

If I enable the "ring buffer" option with 3 files, for example, but never check the "Create a new file" option, is the ring buffer actually used? I tried running a capture for a few minutes, but never saw a new file created. Is there default criteria that the "ring buffer" option uses to spread the data across multiple files?

What does ring buffer do "create new" options aren't specified?

In the 2.6.2 version of Wireshark (and I think recent versions, too), the Output configuration includes two check boxes, one for "Create a new file automatically after..." and one for "Use ring buffer with X files."

If I enable the "ring buffer" option with 3 files, for example, but never check the "Create a new file" option, is the ring buffer actually used? I tried running a capture for a few minutes, but never saw a new file created. Is there default criteria that the "ring buffer" option uses to spread the data across multiple files?