Wireshark - 1.0 Betriebsanweisung
9.5.1. Interface Options
In the Capture preferences it is possible to configure several options for the interfaces available on
your computer. Select the Capture pane and press the Interfaces: Edit button. In this window it is
possible to change the default link-layer header type for the interface, add a comment or choose to
hide a interface from other parts of the program.
your computer. Select the Capture pane and press the Interfaces: Edit button. In this window it is
possible to change the default link-layer header type for the interface, add a comment or choose to
hide a interface from other parts of the program.
Figure 9.9. The interface options dialog box
Each row contains options for each interface available on your computer.
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Device: the device name provided by the operating system.
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Description: provided by the operating system.
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Default link-layer: each interface may provide several link-layer header types. The default link-
layer chosen here is the one used when you first start Wireshark. It is also possible to change this
value in
layer chosen here is the one used when you first start Wireshark. It is also possible to change this
value in
when you start a capture. For a de-
tailed description, see
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Comment: a user provided description of the interface. This comment will be used as a descrip-
tion instead of the operating system description.
tion instead of the operating system description.
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Hide?: enable this option to hide the interface from other parts of the program.
Customizing Wireshark
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