# Packet log error tcp data length than packet

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packet-log-error-tcp-data-length-than-packet/111204
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** packetbeat
**Created:** [December 12, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packet-log-error-tcp-data-length-than-packet/111204 "2017-12-12T01:11:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packet-log-error-tcp-data-length-than-packet/111204/1 "2017-12-12T01:11:15Z")

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```
2017-12-12T09:09:33+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:35+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:35+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:35+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:35+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:35+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:35+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:35+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:35+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:36+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:40+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:40+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:41+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
2017-12-12T09:09:41+08:00 INFO packet decode failed with: TCP data offset greater than packet length
```

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packet-log-error-tcp-data-length-than-packet/111204/2 "2018-01-09T01:11:18Z")

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