4.10. While a Capture is running ...
While a capture is running, the following dialog box is shown:
This dialog box will inform you about the number of captured packets and
the time since the capture was started. The selection of which protocols
are counted cannot be changed.
![[Tip]](wsug_graphics/tip.png)
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Tip! |
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This Capture Info dialog box can be hidden, using the "Hide capture info
dialog" option in the Capture Options dialog box.
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4.10.1. Stop the running capture
A running capture session will be stopped in one of the following ways:
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Using the
"
Stop" button from the
Capture Info dialog box
.
![[Note]](wsug_graphics/note.png)
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Note! |
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The Capture Info dialog box might be hidden, if the option "Hide capture
info dialog" is used.
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Using the
menu item
"Capture/
Stop".
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Using the
toolbar item
"
Stop".
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Pressing the accelerator keys:
Ctrl+E
.
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The capture will be automatically stopped, if one of the
Stop Conditions
is exceeded, e.g. the maximum amount
of data was captured.
4.10.2. Restart a running capture
A running capture session can be restarted with the same capture options
as the last time, this will remove all packets previously captured.
This can be useful, if some uninteresting packets are captured and
there's no need to keep them.
Restart is a convenience function and
equivalent to a capture stop following by an immediate capture start.
A restart can be triggered in one of the following ways:
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Using the
menu item
"Capture/
Restart".
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Using the
toolbar item
"
Restart".
