Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Bug reports ?

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 13:20:45 -0800
On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 11:42:05AM +0100, Anders Thulin wrote:
>    This list is mentioned, but seems not to be the perfect place for
> it, as it's described as a list where other readers/users provide the
> answers.

Nevertheless, it is the place for bug reports.

>    I've just sniffed some SNMP traffic  (src: 1745, dst: 161).  This is
> decoded as MS Proxy Protocol, probably because of the src port.  But
> there seems to be no way I can override this, and force SNMP decoding.
> Specifying 'decode as' for UDP dst port 161 does not take -- I assume
> src port takes precedence.
> 
>    And as there's no way to disable decoding based on source port (I can
> only shift it to something else), I'm stuck:

No, you're not stuck - you can also completely disable the MS Proxy
Protocol dissector.  Select "Protocols" from the "Edit" menu, press the
"msproxy" button, and press "OK".