Following TCP/UDP/SSL streams
Selecting a packet in a conversation, right-clicking, and selecting a Follow TCP Stream, Follow UDP Stream, or Follow SSL Stream option (as appropriate) from the menu provides a display window that contains a textual depiction of the payload data from all of the packets in a conversation. This is an excellent way to inspect the contents of a stream without having to select and inspect multiple packets. Viewing the exchanges between the client and server can be very helpful for troubleshooting purposes.
When a Follow Stream option is selected for a given packet, a display filter is automatically created and applied to support creation of this window. The following screenshot illustrates a Follow TCP Stream window. Also, ...
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