Chapter 9. Customizing Ethereal

Table of Contents

9.1. Introduction
9.2. Start Ethereal from the command line
9.3. Packet colorization
9.4. Control Protocol dissection
9.4.1. The "Enabled Protocols" dialog box
9.4.2. User Specified Decodes
9.4.3. Show User Specified Decodes
9.5. Preferences

9.1. Introduction

Ethereal's default behaviour will usually suit your needs pretty well. However, as you become more familiar with Ethereal, it can be customized in various ways to suit your needs even better. In this chapter we explore:

  • How to start Ethereal with command line parameters

  • How to colorize the packet list

  • How to control protocol dissection

  • How to use the various preference settings