Wireshark-users: [Wireshark-users] Modbus Encapsulated Interface Transport

From: Al Pfalzgraf <alpfalzgraf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:22:59 -0500
I have been using Wireshark 1.0.3 to capture Modbus TCP traffic.  There are messages using service 43 (0x2b), Encapsulated Interface Transport, service 14 (0x0e) Read Device Identification.
 
The capture log does not identify the messages as Modbus/T, they are simply tagged as TCP.
 
7 0.020159 151.110.68.215 151.110.1.137 TCP tclprodebugger > asa-appl-proto [PSH, ACK] Seq=13 Ack=13 Win=65523 [TCP CHECKSUM INCORRECT] Len=11
8 0.031007 151.110.1.137 151.110.68.215 TCP asa-appl-proto > tclprodebugger [ACK] Seq=13 Ack=24 Win=511 Len=0
9 0.100040 151.110.1.137 151.110.68.215 TCP asa-appl-proto > tclprodebugger [PSH, ACK] Seq=13 Ack=24 Win=511 Len=30
 
0000  00 0c ce 94 e8 ff 00 1c  23 21 d9 ab 08 00 45 00   ........ #!....E.
0010  00 33 d5 99 40 00 80 06  af ee 97 6e 44 d7 97 6e   .3..@... ...nD..n
0020  01 89 0a 10 01 f6 3b 1f  76 66 c9 f5 8d d2 50 18   ......;. vf....P.
0030  ff f3 75 62 00 00 00 02  00 00 00 05 01 2b 0e 04   ..ub.... .....+..
0040  04 
 
0000  00 1c 23 21 d9 ab 00 0c  ce 94 e8 ff 08 00 45 00   ..#!.... ......E.
0010  00 28 b2 af 40 00 3f 06  13 e4 97 6e 01 89 97 6e   .(..@.?. ...n...n
0020  44 d7 01 f6 0a 10 c9 f5  8d d2 3b 1f 76 71 50 10   D....... ..;.vqP.
0030  01 ff 23 3a 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00               ..#:.... ....   

0000  00 1c 23 21 d9 ab 00 0c  ce 94 e8 ff 08 00 45 00   ..#!.... ......E.
0010  00 46 b2 b0 40 00 3f 06  13 c5 97 6e 01 89 97 6e   .F..@.?. ...n...n
0020  44 d7 01 f6 0a 10 c9 f5  8d d2 3b 1f 76 71 50 18   D....... ..;.vqP.
0030  01 ff c1 7b 00 00 00 02  00 00 00 18 01 2b 0e 04   ...{.... .....+..
0040  82 00 00 01 04 0e 4d 6f  74 6f 72 20 49 6e 73 69   ......Mo tor Insi
0050  67 68 74 00                                                     ght.
 
It seems that the message is properly formatted, ultimately there is a correct response.
 
Does Wireshark not understand this service as part of the Modbus protocol?
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