Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 10154] Inability to create a custom column to display a sp
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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 05:55:01 +0000

Comment # 3 on bug 10154 from 
(In reply to travisdarnell from comment #0)
> I would like to see Wireshark be enhanced to allow the creation of a custom
> column where you can display a particular offset.  I feel this is an
> extremely powerful function missing from Wireshark when analyzing
> proprietary protocols or payload.
> 
> For example, if I wanted a column to show the 5th byte of a udp header:
> 
> Custom: udp[4]
> 
> Or, if I wanted to show the 5th and 6th bytes of the IP header:
> 
> Custom: ip[4:2]

For proprietary protocols, would not developing a (C or Lua) dissector for the
protocol not only make this easier, but also show the protocol data in a form
more helpful than a "protocol data" field that, when clicked on, selects a pile
of hex bytes in the hex dump pane?

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