Loop

Configuration Testing Protocol (Loop)

It's basically a layer two "ping" equivalent.

History

Ethernet configuration testing protocol (CTP) is specified in chapter 8 of the DEC/Intel/Xerox Ethernet v2.0 specification. It doesn't appear in any IEEE 802 specification.

Protocol dependencies

Example traffic

Frame 2 (68 bytes on wire, 68 bytes captured)
    Arrival Time: Mar 21, 2006 03:02:44.202162000
    Time delta from previous packet: 0.000415000 seconds
    Time since reference or first frame: 0.000415000 seconds
    Frame Number: 2
    Packet Length: 68 bytes
    Capture Length: 68 bytes
    Protocols in frame: eth:loop:data
Ethernet II, Src: aa:00:04:00:69:04 (aa:00:04:00:69:04), Dst: aa:00:04:00:1d:04 (aa:00:04:00:1d:04)
    Destination: aa:00:04:00:1d:04 (aa:00:04:00:1d:04)
    Source: aa:00:04:00:69:04 (aa:00:04:00:69:04)
    Type: Loopback (0x9000)
Configuration Test Protocol (loopback)
    skipCount: 8
    Function: Forward Data (2)
    Forwarding address: aa:00:04:00:1d:04 (aa:00:04:00:1d:04)
    Relevant function:
    Function: Reply (1)
    Receipt number: 1
Data (40 bytes)

Wireshark

The Loop dissector is fully functional

Preference Settings

(None)

Example capture file

SampleCaptures/configuration_test_protocol_aka_loop.pcap

Display Filter

A complete list of Loop display filter fields can be found in the display filter reference

Show only the Loop based traffic:

 loop 

Capture Filter

You cannot directly filter Loop protocols while capturing. However, if you know the Ethernet type used (see above), you can filter on that one.

External links

Discussion


Imported from https://wiki.wireshark.org/Loop on 2020-08-11 23:16:04 UTC