Sniffer® Portable Professional User's Guide - NetScout

Searching for Frames Matching Text Strings
To search for packets matching a text string:
Displaying Captured Data
1 Display the Find Frame dialog box using any of the following
commands:
Select Find Frame from the Display menu.
Select Find Frame from the Decode tab’s context menu
(activated by right-clicking anywhere on the Decode tab).
Use the Alt-F3 keyboard shortcut.
2 Click the Text tab.
3 Enter the text to search in the field provided. The dropdown list
includes previously performed text searches.
4 Specify in which portion of the Decode tab to search for the
specified from the options provided.
5 Specify whether the search is case-sensitive using the Match case
option.
6 Specify the search direction.
7 Click OK. If the string is found, the frame containing the pattern
will be displayed in the Decode Display. Press F3 to search for the
next packet matching the same criteria.
Figure 8-11. Text Tab of the Find Frame Dialog Box
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