How do I use "Network dump"?

[DragonautX]

(on Dolphin 5.0-16145)

I want to experiment with this "Network dump" thing I found in View -> Network. But I couldn't make anything work. I tried this using 2 computers on my local network. On the host, under "Dump options", I set "Network dump format" to PCAP. I turned on all 4 options below that. I create a netplay room, and I join with the client computer. On the host, I run a game for a few seconds, exit out the game, then exit the netplay room.

Going back to "Dump options", I click on the "Open dump folder" button, but the Dump\SSL folder that opens up in Explorer is empty. I expected a pcap file I could open with Wireshark. Did I do something wrong? If so, how can I use "Network dump" to produce a dump file?

[JosJuice]

This feature is for when the emulated console connects to the internet, not for Dolphin netplay. (In fact, enabling Dolphin netplay disables the emulated console's ability to connect to the internet.)

[DragonautX]

(05-08-2022, 07:42 AM)JosJuice Wrote: This feature is for when the emulated console connects to the internet, not for Dolphin netplay. (In fact, enabling Dolphin netplay disables the emulated console's ability to connect to the internet.)

Oh, you mean like connecting to the Wii Shop Channel? I got it wrong then. I wanted to try learning about the packets that are sent between computers during netplay. I'll just use Wireshark directly for that then and capture packet data there. Thanks for replying.