Give a name to an ip in lua wireshark

Question

Hi,

how can i give a name to an ip address of a tcp packet in lua?

(I want to see in wireshark a name instead of the ip address).

Thanks.

Answer 1

Name resolution and Lua are independent of each other; and Wireshark Lua has no built-in API to control name resolution, but you can do it with the following instructions (untested).

Make sure name resolution is enabled in preferences: Preferences > Name Resolution > Enable network name resolution
Creates a hosts file at:
- %APPDATA%\\Wireshark\\hosts (Windows)
- ~/.wireshark/hosts (*nix)
For each custom name, add an entry to the hosts file on a new line in the form of:

{ipaddress} {name}

Ex: This hosts file has 3 custom name resolutions:

192.168.1.1 wifi_router
192.168.1.2 wifi_clientA
192.168.1.3 wifi_clientB

Give a name to an ip in lua wireshark

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