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T.38 malformed packets

asked 2026-04-18 22:17:27 +0000

Molochnik gravatar image

updated 2026-04-18 22:21:40 +0000

I have got a test call from one SIP channel to another using SpanDSP for sending a t.38 fax: link t38.pcapng Though the fax is sent and received properly there is a lot of packets that marked by WireShark as "malformed". Why is that?

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answered 2026-04-19 00:36:47 +0000

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In Wireshark preferences, go to Protocols -> PER then
enable Display the internal PER fields in the tree.
(Or go to Advanced, search for per. and set
per.display_internal_per_fields Changed Boolean TRUE)

For frame 251 the length is 35:00 hex but probably should be 00:35 to match the data present:

data-field: 1 item
    Item 0
        Data-Field item
            1... .... Optional Field Bit: True (field-data is present)
            Min: 0
            Range: 8
            Bitfield length: 3
            Bits: .110 .... decimal value: 6
            Enumerated Index: 6
            field-type: t4-non-ecm-data (6)
            Octet String Length: 13569

Add per.octet_string_length as a column and set a display filter of _ws.malformed.expert to see other malformed packets with lengths that seem to not match the data present.

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