System information

Packet Capture Mode 51
Packet View Settings – Protocol Forcing
Protocol forcing allows you to examine packets that have unknown or proprietary
packet headers.
• “Enable Protocol Forcing” checkbox—selecting this box allows you to enter the
desired protocol type and the offset.
• “Protocol” combo box—allows you to select from IP, IPX, NetBIOS, AppleTalk,
TCP, or UDP.
Decode and Analysis – Decode View Display Properties
This menu choice and the corresponding button displays the Protocol Colors dialog.
You can also access this dialog by single-clicking your right mouse button
on any packet line in the List Of Packets (the top part of the View Packets
screen).
• This allows you to choose the color of the packet line you would like to associate
with the selected frame type. For example, you could set all IP packet types to
show with a white background and a green foreground, while displaying all IEEE
802.3 packet types (NetWare’s default) as a white foreground with a red
background. This can help you visually pick out a particular packet type if you are
capturing multiple types.