Ethereal-users: Re: [ethereal-users] problems with 0.8.12

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 21:48:18 -0700
On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 02:36:45AM +0200, Hermann 'mrq1' Gausterer wrote:
> i have just installed ethereal 0.8.12 , but i get some strange
> characters :-o
> 
> whats going on here, is something wrong with my x-server ?
> 
> i am using xfree 4.0.1 standard binary installation

I see a Windows 2K window of some sort; is the machine displaying those
windows running Linux or Windows?

What happens if you run

	xfd -fn 6x13

Does it display normal-looking text, or junk of the sort you're seeing
in Ethereal?