LLUDP Dissector - Revision history

Manni at 12:04, 4 December 2023

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‎on Linux

2023-01-14T17:49:25Z

‎Description of source files: remove incorrect out of datwe description of the source files. Point to the up to date GitHub version instead.

2023-01-14T17:46:34Z

‎LLUDP protocol dissector: removing code and point just to latest version on GitHub

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‎LLUDP protocol dissector

2023-01-14T17:43:56Z

‎LLUDP preferences: Improve instructions to be up to date.

2023-01-14T17:41:33Z

‎Installing: Check needed as to whether Linux details are correct

2023-01-14T17:38:04Z

‎on Windows: Updated install instructions for the LLUDP Dissector for Windows

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Add GitHub repository location for LLUSP Dissector

2012-03-04T06:40:52Z

Robot: Replacing 'OpenSim' to 'OpenSimulator', which is the precise name

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-__NOTOC__
+{{Quicklinks|LLUDP_Dissector}}
 {{Quicklinks}}
-<br />
 == LLUDP protocol dissector ==

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 === on Linux ===
-* Copy all five source files into ~/.wireshark
+* '''Check if correct''' - Copy all five source files into ~/.wireshark
-* '''Check if correct''' If you need to run Wireshark as the root user or using sudo then you will need to edit the scripts into one file by replacing the dofile("script.lua") calls with the contents of file between the quotes.
+* '''Check if correct''' - If you need to run Wireshark as the root user or using sudo then you will need to edit the scripts into one file by replacing the dofile("script.lua") calls with the contents of file between the quotes.
-* '''Check if correct''' The other method is to add your user account to the correct group (on Gentoo it is group "wireshark") that will allow your non-root user to capture packets.
+* '''Check if correct''' - The other method is to add your user account to the correct group (on Gentoo it is group "wireshark") that will allow your non-root user to capture packets.
 === on Windows ===

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 == LLUDP protocol dissector ==
-On this page you will find the Lua code for a wireshark protocol dissector that can parse the message_template.msg file and use that information to decode all the message fields from the Linden UDP protocol.  Up to date code is available on [https://github.com/Neopallium/lludp_dissector GitHub]
+This page describes the Wireshark LLUDP Protocol Dissector that can parse the message_template.msg file and use that information to decode all the message fields from the Linden Lab UDP protocol. Up to date code is available on [https://github.com/Neopallium/lludp_dissector GitHub]
 == Installing ==

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 == LLUDP protocol dissector ==
-On this page you will find the Lua code for a wireshark protocol dissector that can parse the message_template.msg file and use that information to decode all the message fields from the Linden UDP protocol.  The code is also available on [https://github.com/Neopallium/lludp_dissector GitHub]
+On this page you will find the Lua code for a wireshark protocol dissector that can parse the message_template.msg file and use that information to decode all the message fields from the Linden UDP protocol.  Up to date code is available on [https://github.com/Neopallium/lludp_dissector GitHub]
 == Installing ==

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 == LLUDP preferences ==
-There are three preferences that can be changed from wiresharks "Preferences" dialog:
+There are three preferences that can be changed from Wireshark's Preferences - Protocols - LLUDP dialog:
-* Message template file: Full path to the message_template.msg file used to decode message name & details from the packets. On windows XP/Vista use double backslash '\\' instead of single blackslash '\' to separate directories (Example "C:\\Program Files\\SecondLife\\app_settings\\message_template.msg").
+* Message template file: Full path to the message_template.msg file used to decode message name & details from the packets. On Windows use double backslash '\\' instead of single blackslash '\' to separate directories (Example "C:\\Program Files\\FirestormOS-Releasex64\\app_settings\\message_template.msg").
 * UDP port range start: First UDP port to mark as LLUDP packets. (default 13000)
 * UDP port range end: Last UDP port to mark as LLUDP packets. (default 13050)
-If your OpenSimulator regions are using ports 9000-9050 range then change the UDP port range.
+If your OpenSimulator regions are using only ports 9000-9050 then change the UDP port range.
 == Description of source files ==

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 == Installing ==
-* Requires wireshark with Lua 5.1.x support. [http://wiki.wireshark.org/Lua See this page for getting wireshark to support lua]
+* Requires Wireshark with Lua support. This is enabled by default in recent versions of Wireshark. [http://wiki.wireshark.org/Lua See this page for Wireshark support for Lua]
 === on Linux ===
-* Copy all four source files into ~/.wireshark
+* Copy all five source files into ~/.wireshark
-* edit ''/etc/wireshark/init.lua'' (or equivalent on your system) and change ''disable_lua'' to ''false'' (default is true)
+* '''Check if correct''' If you need to run Wireshark as the root user or using sudo then you will need to edit the scripts into one file by replacing the dofile("script.lua") calls with the contents of file between the quotes.
-* If you need to run wireshark as the root user or using sudo then you will need to edit the scripts into one file by replacing the dofile("script.lua") calls with the contents of file between the quotes.
+* '''Check if correct''' The other method is to add your user account to the correct group (on Gentoo it is group "wireshark") that will allow your non-root user to capture packets.
 * The other method is to add your user account to the correct group (on Gentoo it is group "wireshark") that will allow your non-root user to capture packets.
 === on Windows ===

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 === on Windows ===
-* Copy all four source files into your user profiles directory
+* Copy the lludp folder containing the five .lua source files into the Wireshark AppData directory
-'''Vista*'''
+'''Windows versions up to Windows 11'''
-     C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Wireshark
+     C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Wireshark\Plugins
 '''XP/2000'''
-     C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Wireshark
+     C:\users\<username>\AppData\Wireshark
-* Edit C:\Program Files\Wireshark\init.lua and change ''disable_lua'' to ''false'' (default is true)
+* init.lua is not required as LUA support is enabled by default in recent versions of Wireshark.
-−
-* *Note: I have only tested this on Windows XP
 == LLUDP preferences ==