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Re: Disabling TCP Checksum
From: "Robert D. Scott" <robert () ufl edu>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:06:54 -0400
Not too much, unless you are actually dealing with a NIC that is spewing traffic with improperly framed data, or looking at a line where noise is an issue. For your daily sniff where you are looking primarily at protocol information there is little impact. Of course you can always just ignore it as well. Robert D. Scott Robert () ufl edu Senior Network Engineer 352-273-0113 Phone CNS - Network Services 352-392-2061 CNS Phone Tree University of Florida 352-392-9440 FAX Florida Lambda Rail 352-294-3571 FLR NOC Gainesville, FL 32611 321-663-0421 Cell -----Original Message----- From: wireshark-users-bounces () wireshark org [mailto:wireshark-users-bounces () wireshark org] On Behalf Of Sheahan, John Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:00 AM To: 'wireshark-users () wireshark org' Subject: [Wireshark-users] Disabling TCP Checksum To avoid the TCP checksum errors for my own machine, I disabled the box that says "Validate the TCP Checksum when possible" under Preferences/Protocols/TCP. My question is, although this clears up my traces from constantly getting the "TCP Checksum Error", are there any cons that I am opening myself up to by changing this setting and should be aware of? Thanks John ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-users mailing list <wireshark-users () wireshark org> Archives: http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-users Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-users mailto:wireshark-users-request () wireshark org?subject=unsubscribe
Current thread:
- Disabling TCP Checksum Sheahan, John (Oct 28)
- Re: Disabling TCP Checksum Robert D. Scott (Oct 28)
- Re: Disabling TCP Checksum Sheahan, John (Oct 28)
- Re: Disabling TCP Checksum Laura Chappell (Oct 29)
- Re: Disabling TCP Checksum Robert D. Scott (Oct 28)