File Handling


New: Use this command to create a new default document to collect network packets. This will open a ring buffer document with a packet list view. You can open additional views for this document by using the Window > New Window menu command.

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+N.

New Scheduled Collector: Create a new Scheduled Capture View with this command. See Scheduled Packet Capturing for more information.

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+D.

New Statistics: This command will open a new Statistics View, that will display information about the current network traffic. See 'Network Statistics' for an introduction.

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+T.

New Load over Time Statistics: Open a new Load over Time Statistics View, that will display statistical information about the network traffic over a configurable period of time.

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+H.

New Report: Create a new report generator with this command. See also: 'Generating Reports'.

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+R.

Open: This command allows to load previously saved files from disk. You can choose the file in a standard file open dialog.

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+O.

 

Close: You can close a document with all its views with this command. If you want to close only a single view, use the close button in the upper right corner of the view window.

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+F4.

Save: Use this command to save a previously saved document in the same file again. If the document wasn't saved yet, a standard Save As dialog will be shown (see Save As).

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+S.

 

Save As: This command opens a Save As dialog. You can select a directory and a file name in this dialog, and you can set some additional options:

  • Save All: All packets in the document will be saved in the file.

  • Save Filtered: This option is only available if you applied a view filter to the current view. It will save all packets that are visible in the list view.

  • Save Selected: This will save only the currently selected packets.

  • Compress: The file will be compressed when saved, thus it will use less space on the disk.