[Richard Urwin <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 08 Apr 2004 4:18 pm, jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> is it the software? or am i missing something here? im trying a
> simple test: i start a packet capture then go to a website where i am
> prompted via HTTP authentication to enter a username and password. i
> stop the capture and view the packets hoping to actually see where
> the username was sent. i cant find it. i search for a text string and
> look for the username and it DOES say it is found and highlights the
> packet. but when i expand all parts of the packet i still dont find
> it! can someone please help with a simple answer? or should i
> purchase different software for my company?
>
> please respond to: jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

It's probably in in the data field. If so you wont find the string in 
the middle pane. Look on the bottom pane.

The data field is probably the last field in the packet, click on it and 
it will highlight the relevant bytes in the bottom pane.

-- 
Richard Urwin