Ethereal-dev: Re: [ethereal-dev] LAPB/X.25 patch

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From: Olivier Abad <abad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 01:25:43 +0200
On lun, aoû 02, 1999 at 03:42:55 -0700, Guy Harris wrote:
> > Perhaps, but if my memory is not too bad, I think I had to configure
> > the modulo value for my network before capturing with a radcom
> > analyser, so I suppose it can't be guessed.
> 
> Perhaps, if an SABME frame must be in the capture file, you have to
> configure it in the analyzer to handle the case where you *don't*
> capture the SABME frame.

Yes.

> Can the RADCOM analyzer read a capture file it's saved?  If so, do you
> have to configure the modulo value even if you're reading a saved
> capture?

No. That's why I think the modulo value is saved in the capture file.

I will verify if my sniffer also asks for this configuration (I can't
check now, I'll have to wait until after my hollidays...)

> > I have a sniffer that handles X.25, and the manual says nothing
> > about it.
> 
> Oh, well.  It doesn't have *any* section in the manual about the
> capture file format?

Yes, but there's nothing X.25 specific in it (I had to guess where the
"From DCE/From DTE" information was stored).

Olivier
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