See the new header by Wireshark???

[B Question_answer]

Hi all

I am creating (modifying) a new header of the data link layer and also of IP layer (in NS3). I want to see the data and other fields (of headers) by using Wireshark but it's impossible now, because it only captures the existed headers such as: Point to point, 802.11, Ethernet, IPv4... So does anyone know how to add a new protocol (header structure) to Wireshark so that it is able to capture the packets (data and fields of headers) returned by NS3?

Thank you,

[Tom Henderson]

B Question_answer wrote:
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> Hi all
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> I am creating (modifying) a new header of the data link layer and also of IP layer (in NS3). I want to see the data and other fields (of headers) by using Wireshark but it's impossible now, because it only captures the existed headers such as: Point to point, 802.11, Ethernet, IPv4... So does anyone know how to add a new protocol (header structure) to Wireshark so that it is able to capture the packets (data and fields of headers) returned by NS3?
>

We've done this on another project, to parse the fields of the HIP (RFC
5201) experimental protocol. See, for instance, this patch to wireshark
source:
http://superb-west.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/openhip/wireshark-0.99.5-hip-base05.patch
It is fairly straightforward.

Tom