Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Filtering on a field when there is more than one such field
On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 11:14 PM Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi Richard,
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> The display filter engine has no concept of individual instances of a field, either it’s there in a packet or not and its value is used in the expression. Where it is in the packet and in what relation to other fields in a display filter expression is of no concern of the display filter engine. It is a question that comes up once in a while, so its not unheard of, but no one has dared to venture into redoing the whole display filter engine design to make this possible. It would at least require an overhaul of the syntax, and I’m not even sure it is possible with the current dissection engine design.
I'm thinking of a gross hack like:
wlan.tag.number == <some-value> and found.wlan.tag.length >= <some-other-value>
Perhaps found would have to be somewhat more verbose to avoid matching
against some obscure protocol, or perhaps it should be:
wlan.tag.number == <some-value> and found:wlan.tag.length >= <some-other-value>
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Regards,
Richard Sharpe
(何以解憂？唯有杜康。--曹操)(传说杜康是酒的发明者)
