Lucent Technologies Ethereal - Manual (Page 73)

3.18. The Statusbar
The statusbar displays informational messages.
In general, the left side will show context related information, while the right side will show the cur-
rent number of packets.
Figure 3.17. The initial Statusbar
This statusbar is shown while no capture file is loaded, e.g. when Ethereal is started.
Figure 3.18. The Statusbar with a loaded capture file
The left side shows information about the capture file, its name, its size and the elapsed time while it
was being captured.
The right side shows the current number of packets in the capture file. The following values are dis-
played:
• P: the number of captured packets
• D: the number of packets currently being displayed
• M: the number of marked packets
Figure 3.19. The Statusbar with a selected protocol field
This is displayed if you have selected a protocol field from the "Packet Details" pane.
Tip!
The value between the brackets (in this example arp.opcode) can be used as a display
filter string, representing the selected protocol field.
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