Does a Wireshark Display Filter Macro[1] work for you?
Analyze -> Display Filter Macros -> [+]
Name: wlan_beacon
Text: wlan.fc.type_subtype == 0x19
[OK]
To use it:
${wlan_beacon}
- Chris
[1]: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsug_html_chunked/ChDisplayFilterMacrosSection.html
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wireshark-dev [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Richard Sharpe
> Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 4:17 PM
> To: Developer support list for Wireshark <wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Filter expression aliases and parameterization ...
>
> On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Simon Barber via Wireshark-dev <wireshark-
> dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I'd love to be able to add these, for example instead of writing
> >
> > wlan.fc.type_subtype == 0x19
> >
> > write
> >
> > wlan.beacon
>
> OK, I'll mark you down as someone who is interested in aliasing of filter
> expressions. I will create a bug in bugzilla and then I can think about it, but only
> after I create a dissector table for the WPS stuff and fix a CISCO-related Wi-Fi
> issue someone asked me about.
>
> It will require some thought because we should probably indicate the alias
> when someone types in the other form. Ie, if they enter wlan.beacon it should
> list in brackets (wlan.fc.type_subtype == 0x19) and vice versa.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Richard Sharpe
> (何以解憂？唯有杜康。--曹操)
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