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-rw-r--r--epan/dissectors/packet-http.c16
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c b/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c
index c1ce9564cb..f0b6d5892d 100644
--- a/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c
+++ b/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c
@@ -1619,16 +1619,20 @@ proto_register_http(void)
proto_register_subtree_array(ett, array_length(ett));
http_module = prefs_register_protocol(proto_http, NULL);
prefs_register_bool_preference(http_module, "desegment_headers",
- "Desegment all HTTP headers spanning multiple TCP segments",
- "Whether the HTTP dissector should desegment all headers "
- "of a request spanning multiple TCP segments",
+ "Reassemble HTTP headers spanning multiple TCP segments",
+ "Whether the HTTP dissector should reassemble headers "
+ "of a request spanning multiple TCP segments. "
+ "To use this option, you must also enable "
+ "\"Allow subdissectors to reassemble TCP streams\" in the TCP protocol settings.",
&http_desegment_headers);
prefs_register_bool_preference(http_module, "desegment_body",
- "Desegment HTTP bodies spanning multiple TCP segments",
+ "Reassemble HTTP bodies spanning multiple TCP segments",
"Whether the HTTP dissector should use the "
- "\"Content-length:\" value, if present, to desegment "
+ "\"Content-length:\" value, if present, to reassemble "
"the body of a request spanning multiple TCP segments, "
- "and desegment chunked data spanning multiple TCP segments",
+ "and reassemble chunked data spanning multiple TCP segments. "
+ "To use this option, you must also enable "
+ "\"Allow subdissectors to reassemble TCP streams\" in the TCP protocol settings.",
&http_desegment_body);
prefs_register_bool_preference(http_module, "dechunk_body",
"Reassemble chunked transfer-coded bodies",