Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Applying filters

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From: Tim Potter <tpot@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:55:55 -0700
On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 03:27:35PM -0500, Perrymon, Josh L. wrote:

> How do you guys suggest setting filters to catch the following:
> 
> outbound TFTP requests
> TCP port 135 requests ( RPC )
> 
> I want to set this sniffer on our core switch w/ port monitor and catch all
> RPC worm traffic if it happens.

How about 'udp.dstport == 69 or dcerpc' as a display filter.  RPC requests 
can happen on port 135 (nt4) or port 445 (win2k and above).

For a capture filter try 'udp port 69 or tcp port 135 or tcp port 445'
although this will give you more smb packets than you want.


Tim.