Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 8633] New Dissector for Common Address Redundancy Protocol
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:40:57 +0000

changed bug 8633

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Comment # 12 on bug 8633 from 
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CARP dissector with pure heuristics

Here is a more pure heuristic approach to CARP.  I made the IP dissector able
to heurstically dissect its payload and added a heuristic hook for carp (that
could probably be strengthened to include valid version/type).  Trying
heuristics "first" is disabled by default (seems to be the convention), but
when enabled it correctly dissects the CARP packets.

I intentionally removed the expert info from the VRRP dissector (leaving it
unchanged), but I can see the argument for having it.  I just like to avoid
dissectors having to know about each other if there isn't a payloader/payloadee
relationship.  I could also see making a heuristic hook for the VRRP dissector,
but it appears it would have (incorrectly) claimed the CARP packets in the
provided captures.

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