Capturing packets into a capture window
To capture packets:
1. Create a new capture as defined in Creating an Omnipeek capture window.
2. Select the Packets view of the capture window.
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3. Click to begin capturing packets. changes to the and packets begin populating the capture window.
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TIP: You can right-click a column heading to hide or display column headings. See Packet list columns for a list of available columns.
4. Click when you want to stop capturing packets. You have various options for saving captured packets. See Saving captured packets.
TIP: To resume capturing from where you left off, hold down the Alt key and click . To empty the capture buffer and start a new capture, simply click again.