Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] BGP filter parsing

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From: Chuck Phillips <chucklp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 13:59:48 -0500
Guy:

Thanks for clearing up the confusion between filter and capture. I now see
the error of my ways.

Guy Harris wrote:

> > TIA for any help or guidance. BTW, I am aware that there are
> > two capture syntax forms
>
> Umm, actually, you can't possibly be aware of that, as there currently
> *aren't* two capture syntax forms.
>

clp >> Right. The syntax in the ethereal man page is for *filter* while the
one in tcpdump
           is the one I want to use in the *capture* window

<snip>

> > I have not tried the tcpdump syntax.
>
> Try that - it's the *only* syntax for capture filters.
>
> BGP is TCP port 179, so the tcpdump-syntax capture filter is
>
>         tcp port 179
>

clp >> that should do it!

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