Ethereal-users: Re: [ethereal-users] How to view packets real-time

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From: Keith Morse <kgmorse@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 19:04:29 -0700 (PDT)
On Sun, 18 Oct 1998, buckheit wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Just downloaded and compiled gtk 1.0.6 & ethereal 0.4.1 on
> PowerMac/Linuxppc. It seems to work ok (some long delays and
> lockups...but its alpha, right???). I noticed on the web page some
> mention of real-time viewing of packets, yet I can not figure out how to
> do this. Can any one help me??
> 
> 
> VR, Charlie
> 
> 
>       \|/


Every packet sniffer operates in the same manner.  Capture packets to
buffer/disk, then view the contents afterward.  Ethereal seems not  to
deviate from this modus operandi.