Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Capture File Archive

[Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws@xxxxxxxxx>]

ws.dev.list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi,
>
> in a Q&A question 
> (http://ask.wireshark.org/questions/9180/strip-off-gtp-headers), Chris 
> Maynard suggested to provide the caputre files that have been uploaded 
> to bugs.wireshark.org in a similar way as pcapr.net does.
>
> I like the idea, as it sometimes can help to troubleshoot issues with 
> dissectors. Currently the capture files are available through the bugs 
> interface anyway, but they are not classified (what protocol is used) 
> and they are not easily accessible.

FWIW tools/list_protos_in_cap.sh and tools/indexcap.py can be used to 
generate a "database" (flat file) of capture files and the protocols 
contained in them.  I use those to index my collection of capture files 
for when I'm trying to find a capture file that covers a particular 
protocol.