Ethereal-dev: RE: [Ethereal-dev] Re: Info on MS CLDAP wanted ... -> OID names
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Graeme Lunt wrote:
>I have exactly this problem with my X.500 dissectors, which is where
the LDAP issue comes from. Basically, attributes as "ANY defined-by
TYPE" - where
>ANY is an ASN.1 encoding (or syntax) and TYPE is an OID.
>I introduced a "syntax" registration into packet_ber.c/asn2eth so that
a dissector could register a encoding under a given name, and then a
simple text
>file to associate a TYPE with a syntax. Thus a user can dissect their
own schema (set of types) by modifying the text file (assuming all
syntaxes are
> implemented).
>As the simple text file also supplies a name for the OID, it is in
conflict with the MIB approach currently being discussed.
>I did post these changes for syntax handling a while back, but they
were not accepted. Perhaps MIBs are the way to go as they do have a
>(simple) syntax association.
I dont think the suggestions are mutaly exlusive my idea with the SNMP
MIB:s is to get a partial name translations for unknown OID:s
Which gives a clue of what it is i.e pointing out a manufacturer or
organisation etc.
In case where we *know* the OID name through our own naming table
that's even better.
I would like to see other comment on your suggestion as I can't judge if
there is any drawbacks.
Brg
Anders
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