what does this mean...

RE: what does this mean...

Dave Hitchman — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:58:58 GMT

juast because its how things are done doesnt mean it isnt a defect. The question is whether it is wireshark that puts that string there or the code added in order to process the bluetooth packets.

RE: what does this mean...

Einar Thorsrud — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 08:02:52 GMT

I don't see why this is a bug. It is how things are done in Wireshark, and it is also done this way with other protocols. Also, even though we use Wireshark for our nRF Sniffer, Wireshark is not a Nordic product, so if you really think this should be changed I suggest you suggest it to the Wireshark team (see ReportingBugs).

RE: what does this mean...

Dave Hitchman — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 07:48:10 GMT

then it sounds like a defect that should be fixed ASAP as it is totally confusing. I am pretty sure it is the device sending the security request as the code does exist to do that on connection.

RE: what does this mean...

Einar Thorsrud — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 07:46:44 GMT

I don't know why someone long back in time decided to put Rcvd as the first word of the packet descrption (that or "Sent" is the first word in the descrption of most of the packets in Wireshark). The key is that the packet was sent from the slave.

RE: what does this mean...

Dave Hitchman — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 07:21:27 GMT

So again...
7488 111.881 Slave_0xc844ed5f LE 1M SMP 6 151µs 1 0 True 1 Rcvd Security Request: AuthReq: Bonding

If the slave was the source sending the packet why does the description say received?

RE: what does this mean...

Einar Thorsrud — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:52:56 GMT

Hi,

This looks like a line from a Bluetooth LE sniffer trace in Wireshark.

[quote user=""]Apparently the SOURCE was the 'slave'[/quote]

That means that the slave/peripheral send this packet.

[quote user=""]does this mean the slave received this, in which case how is it the 'source'? [/quote]

No, the packet was sent by the slave.