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Wireshark-users: [Wireshark-users] Stats Inconsistencies

From: Alec Joseph Rivera <agi@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:27:16 +0800
Hello, I've been doing some analyses for a company. i ran across
tshark's maximum of 2gb, which was very unfortunate since the data given
to me is about 10gb/day.

What I did was process the data in manageable chunks, then just piece it
back in a script. With the smallest set I found some inconsistencies
with the results, particularly with the deep level details.

Anyone shed some light please...


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Script Result

0  frame 			f:3934722 b:614379823
1    eth 			f:3934722 b:614379823
2      arp 			f:214138 b:12840036
2      ip 			f:3618514 b:589763205
3        bootp 			f:72 b:24624
3        data 			f:11368 b:1399242
4          http 			f:2 b:406
5            data-text-lines 			f:1 b:79
3        data-text-lines 			f:181 b:126908
4          http 			f:59 b:36360
3        gtp 			f:13 b:5341
3        http 			f:10758 b:4692732
4          data-text-lines 			f:269 b:175587
5            http 			f:17 b:11648
4          http 			f:79 b:10941
5            data-text-lines 			f:28 b:4257
6              http 			f:8 b:432
5            http 			f:21 b:2800
5            xml 			f:1 b:611
4          image-gif 			f:1 b:100
4          media 			f:5 b:4486
3        icmp 			f:742420 b:53362658
3        igmp 			f:122 b:6524
3        nbns 			f:291377 b:26818873
3        nbss 			f:105 b:70120
4          smb 			f:105 b:70120
5            nbss 			f:12 b:7804
3        ntp 			f:1003 b:90270
3        pgsql 			f:3483 b:384203
4          pgsql 			f:234 b:89643
5            pgsql 			f:234 b:89643
6              pgsql 			f:106 b:41400
3        pop 			f:16842 b:21521221
3        pptp 			f:29 b:15640
3        rmi 			f:2 b:1698
3        smtp 			f:25297 b:34942586
3        ssl 			f:22 b:6657
3        tcp 			f:656372 b:326883683
4          data 			f:36858 b:15489110
4          data-text-lines 			f:11 b:594
5            http 			f:7 b:378
4          dcerpc 			f:2 b:1755
5            data 			f:1 b:241
5            malformed 			f:1 b:1514
6              dcerpc.cn_deseg_req 			f:1 b:1514
4          dcerpc.cn_deseg_req 			f:1 b:1514
4          etheric 			f:22 b:4339
4          gift 			f:44 b:42749
4          http 			f:5029 b:2709366
5            data-text-lines 			f:1105 b:856545
6              http 			f:164 b:95930
5            http 			f:94 b:30281
6              data-text-lines 			f:3 b:928
6              http 			f:37 b:14698
7                data-text-lines 			f:5 b:3142
7                http 			f:8 b:1698
7                xml 			f:2 b:108
5            xml 			f:146 b:56146
4          icap 			f:14 b:12549
4          media 			f:1 b:54
4          msnms 			f:3 b:1939
4          nbss 			f:89850 b:18312895
5            data 			f:705 b:144613
5            dcerpc 			f:30 b:5700
5            nbss 			f:28 b:16033
6              smb 			f:28 b:16033
5            pipe 			f:34 b:7611
6              dcerpc 			f:30 b:6840
6              lanman 			f:4 b:771
5            smb 			f:89159 b:17725231
6              data 			f:436 b:26744
6              dcerpc 			f:16 b:3040
6              nbss 			f:464 b:251061
7                smb 			f:383 b:195626
6              pipe 			f:16 b:3616
7                dcerpc 			f:16 b:3616
4          pgsql 			f:19435 b:2016931
5            pgsql 			f:4482 b:733660
6              pgsql 			f:981 b:437977
7                pgsql 			f:392 b:122154
4          pop 			f:94144 b:118055345
4          rmi 			f:4 b:3396
4          smpp 			f:1 b:1514
5            data 			f:1 b:1514
4          smtp 			f:23986 b:31712584
4          socks 			f:58 b:8701
4          ssh 			f:6381 b:803747
4          ssl 			f:360 b:189643
5            malformed 			f:96 b:136298
4          tcp.segments 			f:2633 b:1247730
5            http 			f:776 b:478525
6              data-text-lines 			f:771 b:475408
7                http 			f:11 b:7071
6              image-gif 			f:1 b:1098
6              media 			f:1 b:448
5            media 			f:3 b:1571
5            pgsql 			f:113 b:63266
6              pgsql 			f:52 b:58447
7                pgsql 			f:52 b:58447
4          telnet 			f:57706 b:28341521
5            malformed 			f:1 b:55
4          tpkt 			f:2 b:789
4          xml 			f:53 b:26896
3        tcp.segments 			f:549 b:238804
4          http 			f:137 b:58258
5            data-text-lines 			f:134 b:56932
6              http 			f:7 b:4315
4          media 			f:3 b:1326
4          pgsql 			f:86 b:36274
5            pgsql 			f:49 b:33351
6              pgsql 			f:49 b:33351
3        udp 			f:2219600 b:209510340
4          bootp 			f:30 b:10260
4          data 			f:4412 b:383805
4          dns 			f:370813 b:34266576
4          http 			f:2560 b:1101405
4          nbdgm 			f:11128 b:2775051
5            smb 			f:11128 b:2775051
6              mailslot 			f:11128 b:2775051
7                browser 			f:10608 b:2579098
7                data 			f:348 b:151376
7                smb_netlogon 			f:172 b:44577
4          nbns 			f:1499073 b:137978638
4          ntp 			f:256 b:23040
4          rip 			f:20510 b:1353660
3        xml 			f:34 b:14182
2      ipx 			f:9107 b:1802705
3        ipxrip 			f:88 b:5280
3        nmpi 			f:8967 b:1794305
4          smb 			f:7304 b:1603060
5            mailslot 			f:7304 b:1603060
6              browser 			f:7176 b:1570298
6              smb_netlogon 			f:128 b:32762
2      ipxrip 			f:38 b:2280
2      ipxsap 			f:14 b:840
2      llc 			f:45075 b:8356882
3        cdp 			f:18884 b:3965873
3        ipx 			f:2466 b:493793
4          nmpi 			f:2460 b:493433
5            smb 			f:2035 b:444558
6              mailslot 			f:2035 b:444558
7                browser 			f:2005 b:436905
7                smb_netlogon 			f:30 b:7653
3        ipxrip 			f:6 b:360
3        netbios 			f:11620 b:1658532
4          smb 			f:9226 b:1512498
5            mailslot 			f:9226 b:1512498
6              browser 			f:9098 b:1486648
6              smb_netlogon 			f:128 b:25850
2      loop 			f:56907 b:3414420
3        data 			f:56907 b:3414420
2      netbios 			f:3086 b:441259
3        smb 			f:2491 b:404964
4          mailslot 			f:2491 b:404964
5            browser 			f:2461 b:398931
5            smb_netlogon 			f:30 b:6033


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tshark Result

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Protocol Hierarchy Statistics
Filter: frame

frame                                    frames:3934722 bytes:614379823
  eth                                    frames:3934722 bytes:614379823
    ip                                   frames:3618514 bytes:589763205
      tcp                                frames:656372 bytes:326883683
        ssh                              frames:6381 bytes:803747
        nbss                             frames:90166 bytes:17935333
          smb                            frames:88040 bytes:17268744
            nbss                         frames:411 bytes:211659
              smb                        frames:411 bytes:211659
                nbss                     frames:85 bytes:61176
                  smb                    frames:85 bytes:61176
                    nbss                 frames:27 bytes:22611
                      smb                frames:27 bytes:22611
                        nbss             frames:3 bytes:2716
                          smb            frames:3 bytes:2716
            dcerpc                       frames:46 bytes:8740
            pipe                         frames:50 bytes:11227
              dcerpc                     frames:46 bytes:10456
                srvsvc                   frames:46 bytes:10456
              lanman                     frames:4 bytes:771
            data                         frames:989 bytes:201796
          data                           frames:435 bytes:562252
        telnet                           frames:57847 bytes:28349276
          malformed                      frames:1 bytes:55
        pop                              frames:110986 bytes:139576566
        http                             frames:6365 bytes:3397470
          data-text-lines                frames:1250 bytes:1077560
            http                         frames:198 bytes:141397
          http                           frames:222 bytes:51459
            data-text-lines              frames:88 bytes:14345
              http                       frames:57 bytes:3351
                data-text-lines          frames:19 bytes:1026
                  http                   frames:16 bytes:864
                    data-text-lines      frames:9 bytes:486
                      http               frames:5 bytes:270
                        http             frames:3 bytes:162
                          data-text-lines frames:2 bytes:108
                            http         frames:1 bytes:54
                              media      frames:1 bytes:54
                          http           frames:1 bytes:54
                        data-text-lines  frames:2 bytes:108
                          http           frames:1 bytes:54
                            data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                              http       frames:1 bytes:54
                                data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                    http                 frames:6 bytes:324
                      http               frames:4 bytes:216
                        data-text-lines  frames:2 bytes:108
                          http           frames:2 bytes:108
                            data-text-lines frames:2 bytes:108
                              http       frames:1 bytes:54
                                media    frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                        http             frames:2 bytes:108
                          data-text-lines frames:2 bytes:108
                      data-text-lines    frames:2 bytes:108
                        http             frames:1 bytes:54
                          data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                            http         frames:1 bytes:54
                              http       frames:1 bytes:54
                                media    frames:1 bytes:54
                    media                frames:1 bytes:54
                http                     frames:20 bytes:1080
                  http                   frames:12 bytes:648
                    http                 frames:5 bytes:270
                      data-text-lines    frames:5 bytes:270
                        http             frames:3 bytes:162
                          http           frames:1 bytes:54
                            http         frames:1 bytes:54
                              data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                          data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                            http         frames:1 bytes:54
                              http       frames:1 bytes:54
                                http     frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...media frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                    data-text-lines      frames:7 bytes:378
                      http               frames:4 bytes:216
                        data-text-lines  frames:1 bytes:54
                          http           frames:1 bytes:54
                            http         frames:1 bytes:54
                              http       frames:1 bytes:54
                                data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...media frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                        http             frames:2 bytes:108
                          http           frames:2 bytes:108
                            data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                              http       frames:1 bytes:54
                                http     frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                            http         frames:1 bytes:54
                              data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                  data-text-lines        frames:3 bytes:162
                    http                 frames:2 bytes:108
                      data-text-lines    frames:2 bytes:108
                        http             frames:1 bytes:54
                          http           frames:1 bytes:54
                            http         frames:1 bytes:54
                              data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                                http     frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...media frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
            http                         frames:113 bytes:35707
              data-text-lines            frames:32 bytes:9132
                http                     frames:18 bytes:2413
                  data-text-lines        frames:8 bytes:920
                    http                 frames:3 bytes:650
                      media              frames:2 bytes:596
                        http             frames:2 bytes:596
                          data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:542
                            http         frames:1 bytes:542
                              data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:542
                          http           frames:1 bytes:54
                            http         frames:1 bytes:54
                              http       frames:1 bytes:54
                                data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                      data-text-lines    frames:1 bytes:54
                        http             frames:1 bytes:54
                          media          frames:1 bytes:54
                            http         frames:1 bytes:54
                              data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                  http                   frames:7 bytes:1331
                    http                 frames:5 bytes:1223
                      http               frames:3 bytes:1115
                        data-text-lines  frames:3 bytes:1115
                      data-text-lines    frames:2 bytes:108
                        http             frames:1 bytes:54
                          http           frames:1 bytes:54
                            http         frames:1 bytes:54
                              data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                                http     frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...http  frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                    data-text-lines      frames:2 bytes:108
                      http               frames:1 bytes:54
                        http             frames:1 bytes:54
                          data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                            http         frames:1 bytes:54
                              media      frames:1 bytes:54
                                http     frames:1 bytes:54
                                ...data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:54
                  media                  frames:2 bytes:108
                    http                 frames:1 bytes:54
              http                       frames:76 bytes:25748
                data-text-lines          frames:11 bytes:1382
                  http                   frames:1 bytes:54
                http                     frames:53 bytes:23718
                  http                   frames:23 bytes:16019
                    data-text-lines      frames:5 bytes:4605
                    http                 frames:18 bytes:11414
                      data-text-lines    frames:7 bytes:3143
                      http               frames:11 bytes:8271
                        http             frames:7 bytes:6619
                          http           frames:7 bytes:6619
                            http         frames:5 bytes:4578
                              http       frames:3 bytes:4470
                                data-text-lines frames:2 bytes:2980
                                http     frames:1 bytes:1490
                                ...data-text-lines frames:1 bytes:1490
                            data-text-lines frames:2 bytes:2041
                        data-text-lines  frames:3 bytes:1598
                  data-text-lines        frames:18 bytes:6907
                    http                 frames:1 bytes:54
              xml                        frames:3 bytes:719
                http                     frames:1 bytes:611
                  data-text-lines        frames:1 bytes:611
            media                        frames:2 bytes:381
          xml                            frames:233 bytes:97224
          ssl                            frames:355 bytes:189044
            malformed                    frames:96 bytes:136298
        tcp.segments                     frames:3176 bytes:1484262
          http                           frames:1157 bytes:612365
            data-text-lines              frames:1143 bytes:603336
              http                       frames:18 bytes:11386
            media                        frames:12 bytes:7831
            image-gif                    frames:2 bytes:1198
          pgsql                          frames:535 bytes:283350
            pgsql                        frames:277 bytes:262063
              pgsql                      frames:277 bytes:262063
                pgsql                    frames:204 bytes:242756
                  pgsql                  frames:140 bytes:186316
                    pgsql                frames:116 bytes:163952
                      pgsql              frames:68 bytes:98683
                        pgsql            frames:17 bytes:23313
                          pgsql          frames:8 bytes:11872
          nbss                           frames:1224 bytes:526607
            smb                          frames:1224 bytes:526607
              nbss                       frames:93 bytes:63239
                smb                      frames:93 bytes:63239
                  nbss                   frames:52 bytes:36740
                    smb                  frames:52 bytes:36740
                      nbss               frames:7 bytes:5652
                        smb              frames:7 bytes:5652
              data                       frames:436 bytes:26744
          dcerpc                         frames:1 bytes:241
            data                         frames:1 bytes:241
          smpp                           frames:1 bytes:1514
            data                         frames:1 bytes:1514
          data                           frames:1 bytes:79
            http                         frames:1 bytes:79
              data-text-lines            frames:1 bytes:79
        smtp                             frames:49283 bytes:66655170
        pgsql                            frames:19115 bytes:1911213
          pgsql                          frames:1073 bytes:346927
            pgsql                        frames:1026 bytes:343044
              pgsql                      frames:491 bytes:154720
                pgsql                    frames:257 bytes:91416
                  pgsql                  frames:245 bytes:75497
                    pgsql                frames:244 bytes:74402
                      pgsql              frames:244 bytes:74402
                        pgsql            frames:46 bytes:31832
                          pgsql          frames:46 bytes:31832
                            pgsql        frames:46 bytes:31832
                              pgsql      frames:46 bytes:31832
                                pgsql    frames:46 bytes:31832
                                ...pgsql frames:46 bytes:31832
                                ...pgsql frames:46 bytes:31832
                                ...pgsql frames:46 bytes:31832
                                ...pgsql frames:46 bytes:31832
                                ...pgsql frames:46 bytes:31832
        data                             frames:38424 bytes:15511513
          http                           frames:1 bytes:327
        etheric                          frames:22 bytes:4339
        icap                             frames:14 bytes:12549
        msnms                            frames:3 bytes:1939
        dcerpc.cn_deseg_req              frames:1 bytes:1514
        dcerpc                           frames:1 bytes:1514
          malformed                      frames:1 bytes:1514
            dcerpc.cn_deseg_req          frames:1 bytes:1514
        rmi                              frames:6 bytes:5094
        ssl                              frames:27 bytes:7256
        socks                            frames:58 bytes:8701
        gift                             frames:44 bytes:42749
        tpkt                             frames:2 bytes:789
        pptp                             frames:29 bytes:15640
        gtp                              frames:13 bytes:5341
      udp                                frames:2219600 bytes:209510340
        nbns                             frames:1790450 bytes:164797511
        dns                              frames:370813 bytes:34266576
        data                             frames:13767 bytes:1197708
        rip                              frames:20510 bytes:1353660
        bootp                            frames:102 bytes:34884
        nbdgm                            frames:11128 bytes:2775051
          smb                            frames:11128 bytes:2775051
            mailslot                     frames:11128 bytes:2775051
              browser                    frames:10608 bytes:2579098
              data                       frames:348 bytes:151376
              smb_netlogon               frames:172 bytes:44577
        ntp                              frames:1259 bytes:113310
        http                             frames:11571 bytes:4971640
      icmp                               frames:742420 bytes:53362658
      igmp                               frames:122 bytes:6524
    arp                                  frames:214138 bytes:12840036
    llc                                  frames:45075 bytes:8356882
      cdp                                frames:18884 bytes:3965873
      netbios                            frames:14706 bytes:2099791
        smb                              frames:11717 bytes:1917462
          mailslot                       frames:11717 bytes:1917462
            browser                      frames:11559 bytes:1885579
            smb_netlogon                 frames:158 bytes:31883
      ipx                                frames:11485 bytes:2291218
        nmpi                             frames:11427 bytes:2287738
          smb                            frames:9339 bytes:2047618
            mailslot                     frames:9339 bytes:2047618
              browser                    frames:9181 bytes:2007203
              smb_netlogon               frames:158 bytes:40415
        ipxrip                           frames:44 bytes:2640
        ipxsap                           frames:14 bytes:840
    loop                                 frames:56907 bytes:3414420
      data                               frames:56907 bytes:3414420
    ipx                                  frames:88 bytes:5280
      ipxrip                             frames:88 bytes:5280
===================================================================

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-- 
Alec Joseph Rivera
F S 3 Consulting Inc.
http://www.fs3.ph

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