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How to write a filter in Wireshark/Ethereal that displays only packets with a specific string?

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Wireshark supports filters like this: What is the syntax to check the packet content? (C# equivalent of what I want)

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ip.addr == 192.168.0.1

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Try the "contains" or "matches" operators. Contains does a simple case-sensitive string comparison, and is guaranteed to be in every Wireshark package. Matches lets you apply Perl-compatible regular expressions. Its availability depends on your plat…

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