Sniffer® Portable Professional User's Guide - NetScout

Displaying Captured Data
Use the Optional Fields list in the Summary Display tab of the
Display > Display Setup dialog box to specify which optional
fields are included in the Summary pane display. The only optional
fields included in printed output will be those enabled in this list.
However, printed output will always include the standard
non-optional frame number, source address, destination address,
and summary text fields.
See Display Setup > Summary Display Options on page 180 for
information on specifying optional fields for the Summary pane.
Use standard drag-and-drop techniques to rearrange the columns
in the Summary pane. Summary pane fields will be printed in the
same order in which they are shown in the Decode display.
NOTE: Although you can resize columns in the Summary pane
display using standard click-and-drag techniques, columns in
printed Summary pane output are automatically resized to
accommodate the largest entry in a given column. This way, data is
not inadvertently truncated in printed output.
The Summary Field in Printed Summary Pane Data
The Summary pane of the Decode Display always includes a Summary
column. The data in this column provides a quick synopsis of the packet
in question -- it's highest layer protocol, the frame type, any pertinent
status flags, and so on. The width of the data in the Summary column
can vary widely and is often much wider than the other columns in the
Summary pane. Because of this, the Sniffer treats Summary column
data as follows in printed output:
When packets are printed with the CSV Format option enabled,
the Summary column will be on the same line as the rest of the
data for a given packet (Source Address, Dest Address, and so
on).
When packets are printed without the CSV Format option enabled
(either to a printer or to a file), the Summary column will be on its
own line immediately following a line containing the rest of the
information for the packet (Status, Source Address, Dest
Address, and so on, depending on the current selections in
Display > Display Setup > Summary Display and your own
drag-and-drop settings).
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