Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Can we decode hex dumps?

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From: Ashok Narayanan <ashokn@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:17:48 -0400
Yeah, but how does the hexdump decoder know that the packet is RSVP? Or, if a
protocol registers itself with an encap, can we then select it directly from
the "decode as" menu?

-Asho

On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:12:06 -0500, "Gilbert Ramirez" <gram@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ashok Narayanan" <ashokn@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Gilbert Ramirez" <gram@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <ethereal-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 3:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Can we decode hex dumps?
> 
> 
> >
> > Another question: Is it possible to directly give a packet to Layer 3 or
> even
> > to a protocol? I'm thinking of a scenario where I have got a hex dump of a
> 
> > Thoughts? Alternatives?
> 
> Provide a WTAP_ENCAP_* type for every protocol, and have every
> protocol register themselves with the "wtap_encap" dissector.
> In your example, wiretap would return encapsulation type
> WTAP_ENCAP_RSVP, and the rsvp dissector would have
> registered itself with the wtap_encap dissector table.
> 
> --gilbert





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