Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] PPP capture filter

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 02:24:21 -0700
carol wrote:

I would like to filter PPP frames but I can´t find the proper syntax for
capture filter.

What do you mean by "filter PPP frames"? Do you mean you want to filter out non-PPP frames?

If you're capturing on a PPP device, *all* frames are PPP frames, so there's nothing to filter.

If you're capturing on an Ethernet, and want to capture only PPPoE data frames, try "ether type 0x8863".