On Tue, Feb 01, 2022 at 09:24:28AM -0600, chuck c wrote: > "Replacing 127.0.0.1 with localhost didn't work for some reason though." > > dumpcap ( > https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/blob/master/dumpcap.c#L1366) calls > ws_socket_ptoa ( > https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/blob/master/wsutil/socket.h#L72) > which expects an IP address. > > * Convert the strings ipv4_address:port or [ipv6_address]:port to a > * sockaddr object. > > That matches the description on the wiki entry: > https://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/Pipes.md#tcp-socket > "... using the -i TCP@<addr>[:port] option." > > I'm not sure it's worth making a name resolution call. Maybe better to > update the docs and usage to "<addr"> instead of "<host>"?
It probably makes sense: Using a resolver-call will handle ipv4 vs. ipv6 vs. name. Kind regards Jörg ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev@wireshark.org> Archives: https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://www.wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:wireshark-dev-requ...@wireshark.org?subject=unsubscribe
