Wireshark also has a personal hosts file. Check the man page for details (or a copy in your web browser by going to Help - Manual Pages - Wireshark) for more details. The location of this hosts file can be found in Help - About - [Folders] tab under "Personal configuration."
On Mon, Dec 24, 2007 at 12:59:29AM +0100, Jaap Keuter wrote: > Hi, > > Isn't this what /etc/hosts is for? > > Thanx, > Jaap > > ColfaxNet Support wrote: > > Wireshark.....wonderful tool!! > > > > Is there a way to define labels for packets that meet certain > > criteria and have them labeled in the capture display? > > > > For example, packets that contain IP address 1.2.3.4 could have the IP > > address (1.2.3.4) replaced with a label of our chosing i.e. test > > computer, etc. This may also be used for MAC address, etc. > > > > Once something about a packet is identified, we could then label the > > packets that contain the same criteria as a name such as "test > > computer", etc. This would make is much easier to be able to glance at > > the capture window and to determine what device is creating that > > particular packet. This labeling would also be able to be viewed in the > > different report screens. > > > > One of the other capture programs calls this function creating an alias. > > > > Your thoughts and efforts are greatly appreciated. > > > > Corey > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireshark-users mailing list > Wireshark-users@wireshark.org > http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-users _______________________________________________ Wireshark-users mailing list Wireshark-users@wireshark.org http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-users
