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author | Chris Maynard <Christopher.Maynard@GTECH.COM> | 2012-03-31 16:25:22 +0000 |
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committer | Chris Maynard <Christopher.Maynard@GTECH.COM> | 2012-03-31 16:25:22 +0000 |
commit | 56ef1c48177f440def325f8bbefcd7f90cb9d96c (patch) | |
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Update the paragraph in 7.12 describing the name of the temp file to include the name used when capturing on multiple interfaces.
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diff --git a/help/faq.py b/help/faq.py index 40f487238f..6e5955d746 100755 --- a/help/faq.py +++ b/help/faq.py @@ -1347,21 +1347,25 @@ some platforms (e.g., BSD systems). <br /> -Also, if at all possible, please send a copy of the capture file that -caused the problem; when capturing packets, Wireshark normally writes -captured packets to a temporary file, which will probably be in -<tt>/tmp</tt> or <tt>/var/tmp</tt> on UNIX-flavored OSes, <tt>\TEMP</tt> -on the main system disk (normally <tt>C:</tt>) on Windows 9x/Me/NT 4.0, +Also, if at all possible, please send a copy of the capture file that caused +the problem. When capturing packets, Wireshark normally writes captured +packets to a temporary file, which will probably be in <tt>/tmp</tt> or +<tt>/var/tmp</tt> on UNIX-flavored OSes, <tt>\TEMP</tt> on the main system disk +(normally <tt>C:</tt>) on Windows 9x/Me/NT 4.0, <tt>\Documents and Settings\</tt><var>your login name</var> -<tt>\Local Settings\Temp</tt> on the main system disk on -Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003, and -<tt>\Users\<var>your login name</var>\AppData\Local\Temp</tt> on the main system disk on -Windows 7, so the capture file will probably be there. It will have a name -of the form, <tt>wireshark_iface_YYYYmmddHHMMSS_XXXXXX</tt>. Please don't -send a trace file greater than 1 MB when compressed; instead, make it -available via FTP or HTTP, or say it's available but leave it up to a -developer to ask for it. If the trace file contains sensitive -information (e.g., passwords), then please do not send it. +<tt>\Local Settings\Temp</tt> on the main system disk on Windows +2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003, and +<tt>\Users\<var>your login name</var>\AppData\Local\Temp</tt> on the main +system disk on Windows 7, so the capture file will probably be there. If you +are capturing on a single interface, it will have a name of the form, +<tt>wireshark_iface_YYYYmmddHHMMSS_XXXXXX</tt>; otherwise, if you are capturing +on multiple interfaces, it will have a name of the form, +<tt>wireshark_<N>_interfaces_YYYYmmddHHMMSS_XXXXXX</tt>, where <N> +is the number of simultaneous interfaces you are capturing on. Please don't +send a trace file greater than 1 MB when compressed; instead, make it available +via FTP or HTTP, or say it's available but leave it up to a developer to ask +for it. If the trace file contains sensitive information (e.g., passwords), +then please do not send it. """) |