6.11. Ignoring Packets

6.11. Ignoring Packets

You can ignore packets in the “Packet List” pane. Wireshark will then pretend that they not exist in the capture file. An ignored packet will be shown with white background and grey foreground, regardless of the coloring rules set.

Ignored packet information is not stored in the capture file or anywhere else. It will be lost when the capture file is closed.

There are several ways to ignore and unignore packets. From the menu you can select from the following:

• toggles the ignored state of the current selection. This option is also available in the packet list context menu.
• set the ignored state of all displayed packets.
• reset the ignored state of all packets.