Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Help on Tethereal, tcpdump & Dumpcap in capturing data on a GigE Interface

[Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ARAMBULO, Norman R. wrote:

> Is there someone here who has tried using tcpdump or dumpcap in 
> capturing packets on a GigE interface, we tried to run it but the system 
> freezes.

If the entire *system* freezes, it's probably a Solaris bug.  You might 
want to ask Sun about it.

Also, try using snoop to capture the traffic; if that also freezes, at 
least the Sun people won't be able to blame it on third-party software. 
:-)  If it doesn't freeze, Wireshark can read the capture file (to get 
something Wireshark can read, use the "-o" flag so that the capture is 
saved in binary format).