PacketLogging Problem (Simple)

[Spilled]

Im creating a client connection in C++ and im having problems packetlogging. I can see outgoing packets but not incoming from the server. I am using WPEPro as my packet logger. Any ideas why i cannot see incoming? Thanks in advance.

[dxoigmn]

Are you sure that there is any actual incoming data? Are you filtering the stream in your packet logger?

[Spilled]

yes i am sure i am getting data because im detecting 0x25 in my parsep and echoing it back and there is no filter on my WPEpro...

[shout]

Are you using WSA functions? Sometimes WPE has trouble with those, or at least it has for me.

[Spilled]

i use recv, not WSARecv is that what you meant? If you would like code, let me know.

[Kp]

Why're you using WPE instead of Ethereal?

[shout]

Why're you using WPE instead of Ethereal?

Probably because WPE is eaiser to use. :/

[Kp]

Why're you using WPE instead of Ethereal?

Probably because WPE is eaiser to use. :/

I disagree.  For one thing, WPE doesn't even run.  It's not a recognized by the ELF loader as a valid image.  Ethereal, on the other hand, works fine.  It can even sniff its own display activity, which leads to all sorts of strange and wonderful behavior.

[MyndFyre]

It's not a recognized by the ELF loader as a valid image.

Try the WINE loader. 

[Kp]

It's not a recognized by the ELF loader as a valid image.

Try the WINE loader. 

Why?  WPE still won't be able to sniff the network.  That would require CAP_NET_ADMIN permissions, and there's no way I'm giving that to an X program!

[shout]

It's not a recognized by the ELF loader as a valid image.

Try the WINE loader.

Why? WPE still won't be able to sniff the network. That would require CAP_NET_ADMIN permissions, and there's no way I'm giving that to an X program!

I may be going out on a limb, but I don't think he is using linux.

[Explicit]

It's not a recognized by the ELF loader as a valid image.

Try the WINE loader.

Why? WPE still won't be able to sniff the network. That would require CAP_NET_ADMIN permissions, and there's no way I'm giving that to an X program!

I may be going out on a limb, but I don't think he is using linux.

You're not going out on a limb; he is using Windows.

[Kp]

It's not a recognized by the ELF loader as a valid image.

Try the WINE loader.

Why? WPE still won't be able to sniff the network. That would require CAP_NET_ADMIN permissions, and there's no way I'm giving that to an X program!

I may be going out on a limb, but I don't think he is using linux.

You're not going out on a limb; he is using Windows.

Which is entirely irrelevant.  Ethereal works fine on Windows and on Linux.  You can run it either place, capture live, or capture to a file and view it later.  You can even take the capture on a Linux system and view it from Windows, or vice versa.

I, on the other hand, am using Linux, which is why WPE seems like such a silly idea.  Not only is it platform specific, but it wouldn't work for me and apparently isn't working particularly well for him.

[Explicit]

Shout and I were both referring to WPE Pro.

[Kp]

Shout and I were both referring to WPE Pro.

Why?  We've already established that it's an inferior product for its lack of cross-platform support, as well as its lack of support for WSA calls.  Next you're going to tell me it can't even write its capture results to a standard format file?