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From: wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Tuexen
Sent: den 8 april 2013 14:37
To: Community support list for Wireshark
Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Default interface in the "front page"?
On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:15 PM, Anders Broman wrote:
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> [mailto:wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael
> Tuexen
> Sent: den 8 april 2013 10:40
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> Cc: Irene Rüngeler
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Default interface in the "front page"?
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> On Apr 8, 2013, at 9:10 AM, Jim Aragon wrote:
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>> At 09:11 PM 4/7/2013, Micheal Tuexen wrote:
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>>> On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:22 AM, Jim Aragon wrote:
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>>>> If the user has not selected a default interface at Edit
>>>> Preferences Capture, I'd vote to have Wireshark select the first
>>>> interface listed. I would not select all interfaces. I think
>>>> single-interface capture is still more common, even on multiple interface systems.
>>
>>> I would prefer to follow what the user has configured. No default interface.
>>>
>>> How about on a single-interface system? Maybe Wireshark should at least select the only listed interface as the default on a single-interface system. That IS going to be the interface that the user selects before >each capture.
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>> Correct. But is there a system with only a single interface? All the systems I use have a loopback interface and at least one more... Since I'm not using Solaris, I can always capture on two interfaces at least. Are >there systems out there with only a single interface?
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> On windows(?).
Possibly (not using Windows)...
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> BTW even if I have a default interface in my preferences on Windows I can't just start the trace "No interface selected" ...
... which is fixed by Irene in
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=48788
Actually not, in my preference file the IF is stored as
capture.device: Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection: \Device\NPF_{17E2B597-9C79-4B08-9836-E83D0B3E1064}
And the comparison is done against "\Device\NPF_{17E2B597-9C79-4B08-9836-E83D0B3E1064}"
Best regards
Michael
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>> On a multiple interface system, I can see the logic of either method--either selecting the first interface or selecting no interface if the user has not specified a default. Neither method is clearly superior and the choice of which should be implemented is a matter of opinion.
> OK.
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> Best regards
> Michael
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jim
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