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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] RFC: New "Conversation Filter" entry in the context menu of

From: Stephen Fisher <stephentfisher@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:45:57 -0700
On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 12:51:58AM +0200, Ulf Lamping wrote:

> I've just added a new entry to the packet list context menu: 
> "Conversation Filter".

> We might want to enhance this with other possibilities like "not TCP", 
> "Prepare TCP" and alike and for other protocols as well.
> 
> Motivation: I've often saw people using the "Follow TCP stream" 
> function "only" to filter the TCP stream, closing the upcoming dialog 
> right after it's shown.

I like the new feature.  It would be nice to have a not <protocol> as 
well as you mentioned.  On a similar note, I don't like how the follow 
tcp stream leaves the conversation filter in place when I close it.  
Perhaps we could have an extra button to keep this from happening when 
it is closed?


Steve