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If the fixed size buffer is full then the oldest packets in the buffer will be replaced with new packets in a round-robin fashion. | If the fixed size buffer is full then the oldest packets in the buffer will be replaced with new packets in a round-robin fashion. | ||
If the feature is not enabled, a button titled '''Create ring buffer''' is visible. | If the feature is not enabled, a button titled '''Create ring buffer''' is visible. | ||
Upon clicking on it a dialogue will be displayed and allows you to specify the size of the ring buffer. | Upon clicking on it an empty packet ring buffer is created. To actually store data, storage space needs to allocated to the Packet Ring Buffer. In the ''Configuration'' tab by clicking on a ''Allocate space for Packet Ring Buffer'' button, a dialogue will be displayed and allows you to specify the size of the ring buffer. | ||
It must be ensured that enough space is available on the external storage device. | It must be ensured that enough space is available on the external storage device. | ||
As soon as the ring buffer has been created, statistics about the ring buffer will be displayed instead of the button: | As soon as the ring buffer has been created, statistics about the ring buffer will be displayed instead of the button: | ||