Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] display filter problem...
David Meagher wrote:
> I've got the exact same issue
> win 2000 running ethereal 0.10.14
> it didn't happen on any previous version (ever version since 9.x)
This annoys me enough (on Windows XP) that I've given up typing
ip.addr== filters into the box.
I fire up a text editor, type the expression there, copy and paste it
into the box.
No delay. I've suggested this to everyone else at $DAYJOB who has
mentioned it.
> Having said that - i'm happy to wait - its still an excellent product i
> use ever day - great job and thanks!
>
> On 17/01/06, *Jack Jackson* <jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> The delay seems to occur in two circumstances once 'ip.addr==' has been
> entered:
>
> 1. When a digit is typed. There is no delay when a non-digit is
> typed. Also note that if multiple digits are typed rapidly, there
> is only
> one delay - all typed digits appear after the delay.
> 2. When backspacing removes a digit that is preceeded by another
> digit. There is no delay when backspacing removes a digit that is
> preceeded by a period or other non-digit.
>
> I don't see any delays in 0.10.12.
>
> At 02:07 PM 1/17/2006, DAIGLE, ANDREW PAUL wrote:
> >Forgive me if I'm mis-reading your response, Guy, but this is a new
> issue
> >that just started in version 0.10.14 . Filter validation is
> certainly not
> >new to 0.10.14, but the long delay when entering ip address filters is.
> >
> >I have tried it on multiple WinXP and Win2K machines and it has
> occurred
> >on every one. To recreate, do the following:
> >
> >Open Ethereal. In the display filter box, type (without stopping):
> >
> >ip.addr == 192.168.1.1 <http://192.168.1.1>
> >
> >The display will stop updating after "ip.addr ==" and Ethereal becomes
> >completely unresponsive for 10-15 seconds. The workstation itself
> does not
> >hang, only Ethereal. CPU utilization during the delay remains very
> low (2%).
> >
> >I am still running version 0.10.13 on another machine and there is no
> >delay whatsoever when entering the above display filter. There was a
> >definite and significant increase in the validation time for
> "ip.addr ==",
> >"ip.src ==" and "ip.dst ==" display filters in 0.10.14.
> >
> >As noted below, someone has reported this bug on bugzilla:
> >http://bugs.ethereal.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=658
> >
> >Andrew
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Guy Harris [mailto:gharris@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:gharris@xxxxxxxxx>]
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:38 PM
> >To: Ethereal user support
> >Subject: Re: [Ethereal-users] display filter problem...
> >
> >andre.noel@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:andre.noel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > I upgraded to the last version of ethereal ( 0.10.14 ) on all my
> > > capture PC and every time
> > >
> > > I tried to do a display filter like ip.addr==192.168.2.10
> (can be any
> > > Ip address) ethereal seems
> > >
> > > to hang or take very long time to display the keystroke (numbers)
> >
> > http://bugs.ethereal.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=658
> >
> >(This is not new in 0.10.14; the code to color the background of
> display
> >filters red if the text in the field is not a valid filter and green if
> >it is has been there for a long time, and that's almost certainly the
> >cause of this problem.)
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