These are the steps to try out MATE:
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Run Wireshark and check if the plugin is installed correct (MATE should
appear in Help→About→Plugins)
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Get a configuration file e.g. tcp.mate (see Mate/Examples
for more) and place it somewhere on your harddisk.
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Go to Preferences→Protocols→MATE and set the config filename to the file
you want to use (you don’t have to restart Wireshark)
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Load a corresponding capture file (e.g.
http.cap) and see if MATE
has added some new display filter fields, something like:
mate tcp_pdu:1→tcp_ses:1
or, at prompt: path_to/wireshark -o "mate.config: tcp.mate" -r http.cap
.
If anything went well, your packet details might look something like this: