Lucent Technologies Ethereal - Manual (Page 76)

4.2. Prerequisites
Setting up Ethereal to capture packets for the first time can be tricky.
Tip!
A comprehensive guide "How To setup a Capture" is available at: ht-
tp://wiki.ethereal.com/CaptureSetup .
Here are some common pitfalls:
• You need to have root / Administrator privileges to start a live capture.
• You need to choose the right network interface to capture packet data from.
• You need to capture at the right place in the network to see the traffic you want to see.
• ... and a lot more!.
If you have any problems setting up your capture environment, you should have a look at the guide
mentioned above.
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