Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] what does "Time" mean

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From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:51:52 -0500
nasutakeo@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a very basic question.
> There is the colum of Time on Ethereal.
> I'd like to know what "Time" mean.
> What is Time=0.0000?
> Is the unit [sec]? or any other special unit?

By default, the "Time" column shows the time difference in seconds
between the first packet and the current packet.  This can be changed in
 the preferences (Edit->Preferences->Columns).

> ex. I got the following log. In this case, does this mean that the packet was 
> sent 0.470679sec after capturing start?
> 
> No.     Time        Source                Destination           Protocol Info
>       2 0.470679    192.168.128.1         224.0.0.9             RIPv2    Respo
> nse

This means that 0.47 seconds elapsed between the first and second
packets.  The capture may have been started (when you hit the "OK"
button) some time earlier.

> 
> Thank you in advance.
> Takeo Nasu
> 
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