Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] HTTP not captured

[Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws@xxxxxxxxx>]

Antti K. wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've downloaded the latest SVN-release of Wireshark (0.99.7-SVN-22460) 
> and compiled it.
> My problem is this: after capturing packets from my dsl-line I don't see any
> HTTP-protocol captures on the capture file, only TCP, DNS, UDP and ICMP.
>
> IF I load that same capture file in Ubuntu's "own" Wireshark-package 
> (0.99.4) I can see the HTTP
> protocol -captures and everything is as they should be.
>
> So what am I doing wrong or what is wrong that I can't see the HTTP 
> protocol in
> my own compilation of Wireshark?

There was an email on the -dev list recently that said that HTTP is not 
dissected any more in recent versions of SVN--I don't think anyone has 
looked at it yet.  In other words, it's probably a "bleeding edge" problem.