Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: [Ethereal-dev] Help for adding an LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) dissector

["Jim Young" <SYSJHY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,

I also have written a standalone LLDP parsing utility I called "lldpr" 
which stands for "Link Layer Discovery Protocol Reporter".  Lldpr 
is modeled on the old open source "cdpr" utility.  

Several weeks ago I created a very limited function prototype 
LLDP dissector for ethereal, but I had to focus my attention on
the standalone lldpr utility because I had an immediate need to 
get the lldpr application into the hands of our sysadmins.

For the next three months I'm probably not going to be able to 
put any useful time on fleshing out my packet-lldp.c dissector.
I'd be willing to share my current lldpr.c and packet-lldp.c source 
code to someone as long as they realize that the packet-lldp.c 
dissector is far from ready for public display/ridicule.  But I think
the lldpr utility would serve as a pretty good roadmap for 
generating a more proper ethereal packet-lldp.c dissector;
my lldpr.[ch] files have lots of (hopefully useful) comments.

If anyone is interested in helping get my LLDP dissector 
(packet-lldp.c) project back on track please feel free to ask.

Thanks,

Jim Young