Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Get packet data from previous packet

[Graham Bloice <graham.bloice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stratemeier, Frank wrote:
> Hi there!
>  
> I am developing a dissector for a PLC communication protocol which is
> transported via tcp or udp.
> For correct interpretation it is necessary to know the question to a
> reply, i.e. i need to access the data from one of the previous packets.
>  
> Is there some mechanism that i can use?
>  
> find_packet in file.c doesn't really seem to be made for this..
>  
>  
> Any help is appreciated :)
> 

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Out of interest which protocol is it?

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Graham Bloice