This happens in wireshark as well as tshark. For testing, to use a text
console, I used tshark:
$ apt-cache policy tshark
tshark:
Installed: 1.0.2-1~hardy1
Candidate: 1.0.2-1~hardy1
Version table:
*** 1.0.2-1~hardy1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/universe Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1.0.0-1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
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wireshark/tshark promiscuous capture on wireless interface locks up machine
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289986
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