Hi,
Note that "Malformed packet" can have at least two reasons:
- The packet is malformed
- The dissector of the protocol has a bug
 
 
If you save the ´"Malformed packet" to file and try to open it in the latest 
version of Wireshark 0.99.5 does it show up
as malformed then? ( Bugs in the dissector may have been fixed).
 
If it's still showing as Malformed can you post the packet? 
 
BR
Anders

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Ämne: [Wireshark-users] Question on Ethereal



I know this list is for Wireshark but I've seen a few posts/questions on 
ethereal and tethereal.  I'm having some compile problems with Wireshark on a 
SUSE Linux box but I'll save that for a later time (I still have a few things 
to try).  However, I currently have a bigger fish to fry so I have to continue 
using Ethereal. 

I'll be the first to admit that I'm rather green when it comes to network 
diagnostics so please bear with the rookie questions.  I'm having trouble with 
a AJP13 connection between a linux server running Apache2 (mod_jk) and a 
Windows Server 2003 box running Tomcat.  The connection looks to be hanging so 
we have been running Ethereal to look at the packets.  The problem is 
intermittent with no specific sequence of events that can be found to recreate 
it.

After running several ethereal 'sessions' at various location between the 
Apache server and the Tomcat server we can see that when the problem occurs no 
packets are reaching the Tomcat box.  When the sniffer is placed between the 
linux box and the first switch in the physical route it shows the AJP13 packets 
as being malformed.  My guess is that the invalid packets never get forwarded 
on.  At the same time I've been running Ethereal on the Apache (linux) server 
so I could monitor if any responses were received from the Windows (Tomcat) 
server.  There are never any packet errors on the same packets that the 
external Ethereal sniffer complains about.  The packet bytes pane also shows 
the data portion of the packets captured on the linux (Apache) box and external 
sniffer to be exactly the same.  During this time there are not any other 
communication issues with the linux server (remote SSH X sessions etc). 

My question is at what point on the linux (Apache) server does Ethereal capture 
the packets?  Is there a way to display the detailed control information that 
is invalid?  I'm basically trying to pinpoint where the corruption may be 
occurring. 

Thanks in advance.



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