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The Capture Menu
Packet Capture Mode
Packet Capture mode captures network traffic and stores the data for later viewing in
the Packet View Decode window. Packet capture is also used to view specific packets
during a network conversation. From looking directly at the information being sent
and the specific reply, you can often get a clear view of a problem or of an incorrect
communication.
Once the packets are captured, they can be viewed and analyzed in the Decode and
Analysis submode of Packet Capture mode. This is true for “live captures” (captures
that happen in real time) where Observer captures and saves traffic on the local
segment or uses a Probe to capture and save traffic on a remote segment, and for
analysis of saved.BFR buffer files, in which the local copy of Observer can be used to
examine and analyze packets captured by any copy of Observer.
Packet Capture is available in graph, dial, list, 3D, and pie views.
Packet Capture Setup Options
The Packet Capture Setup dialog is where buffer and packet specific options are set.
You can access the Packet Capture Setup dialog by selecting Capture > Packet