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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] newbie question

From: M K <gedropi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:49:38 -0800
Within Preferences>Protocols>HTTP do you have the correct ports
listed?  Are you able to filter on tcp.port==8080 alone first before
making it into a compound filter?  If I am remembering correctly,
after installing the virtual 127.0.0.1 from MS, I think  that you need
the correct interface to do the capture.

On 4/28/10, Aaron Stromas <passogiau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am trying to capture HTTP traffic on my local box. The HTTP server is
> listening on port 8080, and the client (browser) also running on the local
> box submits requests to http://localhost:8080/...
>
> I've tried this filter
>
> http and (ip.dst_host==localhost || ip.dst==127.0.0.1)
>
> and this one
>
> tcp.port==8080 and (ip.dst_host==localhost || ip.dst==127.0.0.1)
>
> but nothing get captured!
>
> I expect, I'm missing something basic but what?
> TIA
>
>
>
> --
> Aaron Stromas
>