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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] TFTP Opt.Ack. not automatically decoded in one instance

From: "Lars Ruoff" <lars.ruoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 11:08:35 +0100
Sorry, I got the filenames wrong.
Actually it IS decoded in file "TFTP-not-decoded" and vice versa.
Lars


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lars Ruoff [mailto:lars.ruoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: lundi 8 décembre 2008 11:07
> To: wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: TFTP Opt.Ack. not automatically decoded in one instance
> 
> Hi List,
> 
> Please could someone check if you experience the same issue:
> 
> In the attached files, consisting of two packets each, a TFTP 
> Read Request and a TFTP Option acknowledgement, i get the 
> Option acknowledgment decoded only for the first file.
> For the second file, TFTP is not decoded automatically for 
> the second packet.
> If i manually DECODE AS... TFTP, it shows up fine.
> I wonder why this is?
> It happens that the first file (decoded) corresponds to a 
> real life working scenario, while the second corresponds to a 
> real life NON-working scenario. So i wonder if the fact theat 
> Wiresharks decodes in one place but not the other might be a 
> real problem of the packet.
> I can turn it round and round, but i don't see any noticeable 
> difference (other than different option values) between the 
> two scenarios.
> 
> Your help would be much appreciated.
> Lars
>