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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Filtering on eth.type if vlan is used

From: Christopher Maynard <christopher.maynard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 13:54:36 +0000 (UTC)
Anders Broman <anders.broman@...> writes:

> I recently got a complaint that filtering on eth.type does not show the
> relevant packages if vlan is used this is caused by the 802.1Q dissector 
> storing the Next ethertype in vlan.etype should we add a generated or hidden 
> eth.type field as well?

I guess this is probably related to
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2254, and so I think the
overall best solution is probably more involved.

- Chris