The statusbar displays informational messages.

In general, the left side will show context related information, while the right side will show the current number of packets.

Figureá3.17.áThe initial Statusbar

This statusbar is shown while no capture file is loaded, e.g. when Wireshark is started.

Figureá3.18.áThe Statusbar with a loaded capture file

The left side shows information about the capture file, its name, its size and the elapsed time while it was being captured.

The right side shows the current number of packets in the capture file. The following values are displayed:

Figureá3.19.áThe Statusbar with a selected protocol field

This is displayed if you have selected a protocol field from the "Packet Details" pane.

	Tip!
	The value between the brackets (in this example arp.opcode) can be used as a display filter string, representing the selected protocol field.