4.3. Start Capturing

4.3. Start Capturing
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The following methods can be used to start capturing packets with Wireshark:

You can double-click on an interface in the welcome screen.
You can select an interface in the welcome screen, then select Capture → Start or click the first toolbar button.
You can get more detailed information about available interfaces using Section 4.5, “The “Capture Options” Dialog Box” (Capture → Options…).
If you already know the name of the capture interface you can start Wireshark from the command line:

$ wireshark -i eth0 -k

This will start Wireshark capturing on interface eth0. More details can be found at Section 11.2, “Start Wireshark from the command line”.

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