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4.3 Graphic Display

The per-monitor graphic display page shows a histogram, and up to two load bars, for a sniffer or replayer. In these, blue is used to indicate data, and red for network overhead. Note that the overhead is the extra data that is wrapped around a packet when it is transferred over the network. Protocol overheads, such as TCP/IP and UDP/IP headers count as data in this context.

Configuration is controlled from the common configuration page. Three values an be set:

The histogram and load bars automatically rescale as the network load changes. The current range is show by the top-left hand corner of the histogram, in bytes/sec. The total width of the histogram in seconds, and the time average periods of the load bars in seconds, are shown immediately below the displays. The scale is also available as a tool tip in each display (ie., point the mouse into the display, and then let it remain stationary for a second or two).

Note that changes to these value only apply once the Set and Go buttons have been pressed.

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