Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] beginner doubts

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From: MANJUNATH <manjunath@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:26:20 +0530 (IST)
You need to identify your protocol depending on some specific pattrens in
the Packet...

The heuristic (Not full proof)  means increasing the probability of
solving a problem.
A heuristic solution is not Full Proof solution,


normally RTP Packet filters are heuristic in nature means it can not
gurantee that it always filters only RTP packets...

Regards
Manjunath
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, nimalan s wrote:

> hi everyone,
> I have developed a dissector on top of udp for my
> personal use to dissect a customary protocol.Now I am
> eager to know
> 1.How i can create a dissector for some protocol which
> runs on top of my customary protocol.Because,the
> problem is i dont have a fixed port number for my
> protocol as udp has.
> 2.even if i can do it,will i be able to use the decode
> as function.
> 3.could some one tell me what is heuristic
> dissector.is it related to my doubt?
>
> Thankyou in advance,
> Nimalan.
>
>
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