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3.16. The "Packet Details" pane
The packet details pane shows the current packet (selected in the "Packet List" pane) in a more de-
tailed form.
Figure 3.14. The "Packet Details" pane
This pane shows the protocols and protocol fields of the packet selected in the "Packet List" pane.
The protocols and fields of the packet are displayed using a tree, which can be expanded and col-
lapsed.
There is a context menu (right mouse click) available, see details in
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Some protocol fields are specially displayed.
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Generated fields Ethereal itself will generate additional protocol fields which are surrounded by
brackets. The information in these fields is derived from the known context to other packets in
the capture file. For example, Ethereal is doing a sequence/acknowledge analysis of each TCP
stream, which is displayed in the [SEQ/ACK analysis] fields of the TCP protocol.
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Links If Ethereal detected a relationship to another packet in the capture file, it will generate a
link to that packet. Links are underlined and displayed in blue. If double-clicked, Ethereal jumps
to the corresponding packet.
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