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Incorrect average packet size

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Hi,

Something looks wrong in the Statistics -> Packet Lengths command: the Average Packet Length appears to be consistently reported as twice its true value. I can't upload the photo of the trace I'm looking at (I don't seem to have enough "karma"), but take any trace of your own and check it out -- especially if you're filtering the trace down to a small number of frames displayed.

The Statistics -> Summary window will show one value for the average size of the displayed packets, and it'll be correct. The Statistics -> Packet Lengths window will show twice the value, and it'll be wrong. And it'll be nonsense compared to the histogram data (counts/sizes by bin).

What's up?

asked 03 Oct '14, 09:01

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edited 03 Oct '14, 13:22


One Answer:

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It looks like you've encountered a bug. I suggest submitting a bug report at the Wireshark bugzilla.

answered 04 Oct '14, 18:14

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