The "analyze" menu, Section 3.10, “the "analyze" menu – Lucent Technologies Ethereal User Manual

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3.10. The "Analyze" menu

The Ethereal Analyze menu contains the fields shown in

Table 3.6, “Analyze menu items”

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Figure 3.8. The "Analyze" Menu

Table 3.6. Analyze menu items

Menu Item

Accelerator

Description

Display

Fil-

ters...

This menu item brings up a dialog box that allows you to create and edit
display filters. You can name filters, and you can save them for future
use. More detail on this subject is provided in

Section 6.5, “Defining and

saving filters”

Apply as Filter
> ...

These menu items will change the current display filter and apply the
changed filter immediately. Depending on the chosen menu item, the cur-
rent display filter string will be replaced or appended to by the selected
protocol field in the packet details pane.

Prepare a Fil-
ter > ...

These menu items will change the current display filter but won't apply
the changed filter. Depending on the chosen menu item, the current dis-
play filter string will be replaced or appended to by the selected protocol
field in the packet details pane.

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