Ethereal-users: Re: visualizing packet (tcp)

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From: Laurent Deniel <deniel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 20:13:30 +0200
Alexandre CHERIF wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've just compiled ethereal, just one word GREAT !!!
> 
> but it's seems to have a bug, in showing packet data.
>  i captured tcp packet (news session) and then when i choose a packet, and click on Data, in the middle window, the last one (data window) the "Bold" section, show me tcp data, but when i look closer...
> 
> it's seems like ten or twelve char is missing form data section, after find it out, it try to click on all section of the middle window, and here is what i get :

Are you sure you have specified a correct snaplen (Capture->Capture_length) 
in the Capture Preferences window ? I.e. greater than the maximum packet
size (e.g. ethernet mtu = 1500).

Laurent.

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