3.9. The “Capture” Menu
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3.9. The “Capture” Menu

The Wireshark Capture menu contains the fields shown in Table 3.7, “Capture menu items”.

Figure 3.7. The “Capture” Menu

ws capture menu

Table 3.7. Capture menu items

Menu ItemAcceleratorDescription

Options…​

Ctrl+K

Shows the Capture Options dialog box, which allows you to configure interfaces and capture options. See Section 4.5, “The “Capture Options” Dialog Box”.

Start

Ctrl+E

Immediately starts capturing packets with the same settings as the last time.

Stop

Ctrl+E

Stops the currently running capture. See Section 4.11.1, “Stop the running capture”.

Restart

Ctrl+R

Stops the currently running capture and starts it again with the same options.

Capture Filters…​

 

Shows a dialog box that allows you to create and edit capture filters. You can name filters and save them for future use. See Section 6.6, “Defining And Saving Filters”.

Refresh Interfaces

F5

Clear and recreate the interface list.


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