Ethereal-dev: Re: [ethereal-dev] Diameter (using new prefs.c)

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From: Gilbert Ramirez <gram@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 22:58:40 -0500
On Sun, Jul 09, 2000 at 05:38:28PM -0500, David Frascone wrote:
> Ok, attached is a tarball containing the diffs and two new files.  I'm also
> attaching the diffs in text to this message.  This is a change to the diameter
> code I posted last week.  The main difference is that it now uses the prefs
> dialog box to change ports.
> 
> There are two new tabs in the preferences, one for diameter, and one for 
> Radius.  We might want to instead register the preference tab in the UDP
> package, and make the handle global.  That way, the diameter, radius, and
> other protocols can register to allow their ports tuned in only one spot . . .
> 
> Let me know what you think.

We really do need a global way of modifying port registrations, for all
protocols. This is a novel technique that will work well for this
situation (diameter), but we still need to come up with code for
doing it globally. 

When are you going to post the diameter dissector?

--gilbert