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Why Sync protocol encapsulated in GTP parsed as PPP (point to point)?

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I have a tcpdump (.pcap) and I wonder why sync (MBMS synchronization protocol) encapsulated inside GTP is parsed by Wireshark as PPP?

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asked 17 Feb '16, 00:00

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edited 17 Feb '16, 00:24

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Post a link to a pcap file with the packet instead so we can find out what's wrong.

(17 Feb '16, 00:55) Anders ♦

here is a link yo pcap file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByOndV1AGUP1ajlEZjRab3FvQTg/view?usp=sharing

(17 Feb '16, 03:20) fearfox

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Go to GTP protocol preferences (Edit -> Preferences -> Protocols -> GTP) and change the Dissect T-PDU as setting from the default value TPDU to SYNC.

answered 17 Feb '16, 04:42

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edited 17 Feb '16, 04:42

wonderful! it worked! Thank you :)

(17 Feb '16, 17:51) fearfox