Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 11836] Can't enter a Capture Filter in the new GUI
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Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 20:54:17 +0000

Comment # 8 on bug 11836 from 
(In reply to Guy Harris from comment #5)
> (In reply to VC from comment #4)
> > I'm able to enter the filter directly in the box, although, the filter stays
> > red if no interface is selected, and it turns green as soon as I select an
> > interface.
> 
> Without knowing on which interfaces the capture will be done, it's
> impossible to determine whether the capture filter is valid or not - the way
> it's determined is by trying to compile it with libpcap/WinPcap, and that
> requires a link-layer header type.
> 

Makes sense. And I'm perfectly fine with this implementation/behavior.

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