Sniffer® Portable Professional User's Guide - NetScout

Table 6-1. Main Toolbar Buttons and Functions
Button Tool Keyboard
Shortcut
Capture Panel
Use to...
Start F10 Start a capture session.
Pause n/a Pause a capture session.
Stop F10 Stop a capture session.
Stop and
Display
F9 Stop a capture session and display the
captured data in the Decode window.
Note: You can also use F5 to display a
stopped capture.
Capturing Packets
Filter n/a Create a new filter to use for capture.
Note: You can also use the drop-down list
to the right of the Filter button to select an
existing filter to use for capture.
Use the capture panel to view the status of the capture process. Two
tabs are provided at the bottom of the panel. The Gauge tab displays
the number of packets captured and indicates how full the capture buffer
is (as a percentage). The Detail tab shows detailed statistics about the
current capture session.
To open the capture panel:
1 Select Capture Panel from the Capture menu, or click in the
main toolbar.
The following figure provides a sample Capture Panel window.
The Packets gauge shows the number of packets captured.
The Buffer gauge shows how full the buffer is as a percentage.
Click the Detail tab to see detailed statistics about the capture
process. For example, the number of packets dropped, accepted,
and rejected, and the frame slice size are shown.
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