Why would ipv6 Loopback Adapter traffic be active in Wireshark when I have the IPv6 disabled on my Windows 10 laptop and in my router. How can I use Wireshark to find the real device connecting to my computer, looking like it is my computer.
Thank you, Vtechie
Frame 7: 676 bytes on wire, 676 bytes captured on interface \Device\NPF_Loopback, id 0 Interface id: 0 (\Device\NPF_Loopback) Interface name: \Device\NPF_Loopback Encapsulation type: NULL/Loopback (15) Arrival Time: Jul 22, 2022 14:55:29.123198000 Central Daylight Time [Time shift for this packet: 0.000000000 seconds] [Time delta from previous captured frame: 1.198113000 seconds] [Time delta from previous displayed frame: 1.198113000 seconds] [Time since reference or first frame: 173.999209000 seconds] Frame Number: 7 Frame Length: 676 bytes (5408 bits) Capture Length: 676 bytes (5408 bits) [Frame is marked: False] [Frame is ignored: False] [Protocols in frame: null:ipv6:udp:data] [Coloring Rule Name: UDP] [Coloring Rule String: udp] Null/Loopback Family: IPv6 (24) Internet Protocol Version 6, Src: ::1 (::1), Dst: ff02::c (ff02::c) 0110 .... = Version: 6 <0110 .... = Version: 6 [This field makes the filter match on "ip.version == 6" possible]> .... 0000 0000 .... .... .... .... .... = Traffic Class: 0x00 (DSCP: CS0, ECN: Not-ECT) .... 0000 00.. .... .... .... .... .... = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0) .... .... ..00 .... .... .... .... .... = Explicit Congestion Notification: Not ECN-Capable Transport (0) .... 1101 1111 1010 0001 1111 = Flow Label: 0xdfa1f Payload Length: 632 Next Header: UDP (17) Hop Limit: 1 Source Address: ::1 (::1) <source or="" destination="" address:="" ::1="" (::1)>="" <[source="" host:="" ::1]>="" <[source="" or="" destination="" host:="" ::1]>="" destination="" address:="" ff02::c="" (ff02::c)="" <source="" or="" destination="" address:="" ff02::c="" (ff02::c)>="" <[destination="" host:="" ff02::c]>="" <[source="" or="" destination="" host:="" ff02::c]>="" user="" datagram="" protocol,="" src="" port:="" 64625="" (64625),="" dst="" port:="" ws-discovery="" (3702)="" source="" port:="" 64625="" (64625)="" destination="" port:="" ws-discovery="" (3702)="" <source="" or="" destination="" port:="" 64625="" (64625)>="" <source="" or="" destination="" port:="" ws-discovery="" (3702)>="" length:="" 632="" checksum:="" 0x9cd5="" [correct]="" [calculated="" checksum:="" 0x9cd5]="" [checksum="" status:="" good]="" [stream="" index:="" 1]="" [timestamps]="" [time="" since="" first="" frame:="" 0.000000000="" seconds]="" [time="" since="" previous="" frame:="" 0.000000000="" seconds]="" udp="" payload="" (624="" bytes)="" data="" (624="" bytes)="" data:="" 3c="" 3f="" 78="" 6d="" 6c="" 20="" 76="" 65="" 72="" 73="" 69="" 6f="" 6e="" 3d="" 22="" 31="" 2e="" 30="" 22="" 20="" 65="" 6e="" 63="" 6f="" …="" text="" [truncated]:="" <?xml="" version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?="">
