Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] ipv6 unknown extension header

From: Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:21:10 +0100

Hi,

That is how it's supposed to work. Do you have an example of the contrary?
Then please file a bugreport at bugs.wireshark.org.

Thanx,
Jaap


Martin d Anjou wrote:

Hello,

I would like to know how wireshark is expected to behave in the presence of an "unknown" ipv6 extension header when it is formed of a Next Header, a Hdr Ext Len, and data. Is wireshark able to "jump" over the unknwon extension header (using the Hdr Ext Len) and keep searching for next headers and eventually find L4 protocols like TCP?

Thanks,
Martin