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Timestamping Accuracy

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Hi all, does anybody know which is the accuracy of the packet timestamping for the packet "arrival Time" info in Wireshark log? I mean, should I or should not believe to the dipslayed timestamp down to the microsecond? Thanks a lot! MMM

asked 15 Oct '14, 04:09

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Where packet timstamping happens depends on the OS and the capturing mechanism but gennerally packets are timestamped by the kernel on its way from the NIC to the application reading them, so no I wouldent expect the timstamps to be that acurate I'd guess at ballpark +- 10 ms

answered 15 Oct '14, 04:28

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