Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: [Ethereal-dev] Re: User Specified Decodes Question

[Kevin <kem2@xxxxxxx>]

I use that feature all the time and it is one of the best of ethereal.

What I wanted to know was the purpose of "User Specified Decodes".  Is 
is just a report of the "Decode As" feature or can you use it to 
remember the "Decode As" selections?
Kevin

On Saturday, October 18, 2003, at 07:49 AM, Biot Olivier wrote:

> Sometimes protocols do not run on the registered protocol port (like
> HTTP-based applications), or the capture does not include a 
> redirection from
> the registered port (like in WSP). In order to decode such packets 
> anyway,
> you just select the packet, right-click and choose "Decode As...". Then
> select the protocol you expect the packet belongs to.
>
> Regards,
>
> Olivier
>
> | -----Original Message-----
> | From: Kevin
> |
> | How is the  "User Specified Decodes" function used?  I have
> | seen this,
> | but never figured out an application?
> |
> | Thanks
> | Kevin
> |
> | On Friday, October 17, 2003, at 06:42 AM, Biot Olivier wrote:
> |
> | > I agree with all but the removal of "user specified
> | decodes" as I use
> | > it
> | > rather regularly. Maybe we can hide it in an "expert mode".