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thanks! &nbsp;ngrep did the job<br />
wanted to keep it in Ethereal (it is part of a set of labs for instructional content I'm developing)<br />
Might try to work with the Ethereal SDK to program something that does this.
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thanks!  ngrep did the job
wanted to keep it in Ethereal (it is part of a set of labs for instructional content I'm developing)
Might try to work with the Ethereal SDK to program something that does this.

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I'd like to be able to find packets, in Ethereal, containing specific text<br />
For example, if I'm checking a mail server, I'd like to search for &quot;USER1&quot;<br />
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How can I do this?
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I'd like to be able to find packets, in Ethereal, containing specific text
For example, if I'm checking a mail server, I'd like to search for "USER1"

How can I do this?

Finding specific text segments with Ethereal

The variety of Linux distributions creates myriad issues relating to configuration and operations when computers are networked, not the least of which is the use of various network management applications, some of which are included with specific distributions, while others are standalone applications.