Ethereal-users: [Ethereal-users] Malformed frame

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From: "Dror Heller" <dheller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 10:48:21 -0500
Hi,

Can somebody tell me what's wrong with the following DHCP message? it is
marked as "malformed frame".

Thanks,

	Dror.

Frame 2 (620 on wire, 620 captured)
    Arrival Time: Dec 26, 2001 10:37:30.946527000
    Time delta from previous packet: 0.110036000 seconds
    Time relative to first packet: 0.110036000 seconds
    Frame Number: 2
    Packet Length: 620 bytes
    Capture Length: 620 bytes
Ethernet II
    Destination: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff)
    Source: 00:01:a5:88:00:13 (Nextcomm_88:00:13)
    Type: IP (0x0800)
Internet Protocol, Src Addr: DHELLER (0.0.0.0), Dst Addr: 255.255.255.255
(255.255.255.255)
    Version: 4
    Header length: 20 bytes
    Differentiated Services Field: 0x00 (DSCP 0x00: Default; ECN: 0x00)
        0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0x00)
        .... ..0. = ECN-Capable Transport (ECT): 0
        .... ...0 = ECN-CE: 0
    Total Length: 606
    Identification: 0x0066
    Flags: 0x00
        .0.. = Don't fragment: Not set
        ..0. = More fragments: Not set
    Fragment offset: 0
    Time to live: 32
    Protocol: UDP (0x11)
    Header checksum: 0x982a (correct)
    Source: DHELLER (0.0.0.0)
    Destination: 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255)
User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: 68 (68), Dst Port: bootp (67)
    Source port: 68 (68)
    Destination port: bootp (67)
    Length: 586
    Checksum: 0x9c7b (correct)
Bootstrap Protocol
    Message type: Boot Request (1)
    Hardware type: Ethernet
    Hardware address length: 6
    Hops: 0
    Transaction ID: 0x00130000
    Seconds elapsed: 0
    Broadcast flag: 0x8000
    Client IP address: DHELLER (0.0.0.0)
    Your (client) IP address: DHELLER (0.0.0.0)
    Next server IP address: DHELLER (0.0.0.0)
    Relay agent IP address: DHELLER (0.0.0.0)
    Client hardware address: 00:01:a5:88:00:13
    Server host name not given
    Boot file name not given
    Magic cookie: (OK)
[Malformed Frame: BOOTP/DHCP]