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

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>]

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