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We already have an answer for this issue; extcap.

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The extcap interface is a versatile plugin interface that allows external binaries to act as capture interfaces directly in wireshark. It is used in scenarios, where the source of the capture is not a traditional capture model (live capture from an interface, from a pipe, from a file, etc). The typical example is connecting esoteric hardware of some kind to the main wireshark app.

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We already have an answer for this issue; extcap.

From the man page:

The extcap interface is a versatile versatile plugin interface that allows external external binaries to act as capture interfaces interfaces directly in wireshark. It is used in in scenarios, where the source of the the capture is not a traditional capture capture model (live capture from an interface, interface, from a pipe, from a file, etc). The The typical example is connecting esoteric esoteric hardware of some kind to the main main wireshark app.

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We already have an answer for this issue; extcap.

From the man page:

The extcap interface is a versatile plugin interface that allows external binaries to act as capture interfaces directly in wireshark. It is used in scenarios, where the source of the capture is not a traditional capture model (live capture from an interface, from a pipe, from a file, etc). The typical example is connecting esoteric hardware of some kind to the main wireshark app.

This is currently used, among other things, for the Nordic Semiconductor nRF Sniffer for 802.15.4.