Ethereal-users: RE: [Ethereal-users] Ethereal on Windows platform

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From: "Graham Bloice" <graham.bloice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 13:37:53 +0100
> Few short comments:
> 1. When capturing packets into a file that already exist with the
> same name,
> the SW does not warn form the possible overwrite.
> 2. Loading a capture takes a VERY long time even when it is only
> few 10's or
> 100's of KB
> 3. The loading problem hangs the machine frequently and the only
> "solution"
> is to kill the process.
>

2 & 3 are probably down to NetBIOS name resolution via broadcast.  If you're
not bothered about seeing IP addresses instead of machine names, then ensure
the "Enable name resolution" option is unset in the File Open or Capture
dialogs.  If you want machine names, then ensure that your name resolution
system (HOSTS file, DNS, WINS, LMHOSTS file) can resolve the IP's to names
before going out to NetBIOS broadcasts.

Graham