This is a static archive of our old Q&A Site. Please post any new questions and answers at ask.wireshark.org.

“wireshark had stopped working when filter

Hi, I am using wireshark version 1.6.2 with some custom plug ins. many times when i try to apply a filer I receive "wireshark had stopped working"

wireshark_crashed

asked 18 Nov '13, 04:55

ItamarL
1●1●1●1
accept rate: 0%

Some questions:

did have that problem with plugin all the time or just recently?
are the filters related to the functionality of the plugins or does it happen with simple standard filters (tcp.stream or ip.addr and the like)?

(18 Nov '13, 10:19) Kurt Knochner ♦

One Answer:

While this doesn't sound good, the typical hint is: get the latest stable build. 1.6.2 is ancient, so if you're using a prebuilt package you should get an update, or compile from source if there isn't any ;-)

answered 18 Nov '13, 04:57

Jasper ♦♦
23.8k●5●51●284
accept rate: 18%

i can't since my plug-ins compiled for this version

(18 Nov '13, 04:58) ItamarL

oh, ok. You need to think about how to get your plug-ins to the latest version then.

In the meantime, try deleting your profile settings, maybe there is something in the settings that causes this. Best would be to do a backup of the settings files first so that you can restore them if it didn't help.

Next step would be to do a fresh install of a 1.6.2 version (maybe as a portable version in a parallel install) to verify that it is a problem that 1.6.2 has, and not something your plugins cause.

(18 Nov '13, 05:01) Jasper ♦♦