You can install just the wireshark dissector if you want, independent of the switch or controller. In fact, the wireshark dissector is getting a little out of date (hard to compile on modern linux's, hard to make it work for modern wireshark versions) and folks are working on a new version. I'll leave it to them to announce it when they are ready.
Good luck, - Rob . On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 7:55 PM, YIMIN CHEN <ymchen.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok. I found out openflow is a standard linux package that has an > openflow switch and an openflow controller. > > Now I need to modify my question: If I don't need to use openflow > switch and controller coming with linux, and I am using NOX and > OpenvSwitch, do I still need to install openflow package first before > I can install wirewark dissector? > > Thanks! > Yimin > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:44 AM, YIMIN CHEN <ymchen.n...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am new to openflow development and currently trying to use wireshark >> to view openflow messages between nox and openvswitch. In an attempt >> to install wireshark openflow dissector, I came across the following >> instructions: >> >> ================================= >> Install OpenFlow >> ... >> ... >> wget http://openflow.org/downloads/openflow-1.0.0.tar.gz >> tar xzf openflow-1.0.0.tar.gz >> cd openflow-1.0.0 >> ================================== >> >> now I am confused. openvswitch is the virtual switch supporting >> openflow, NOX is the openflow controller. Now what is this openflow on >> ubuntu? What does it do? Just to implement wireshark openflow >> dissector? I know there is a missing piece in my openflow knowledge. >> Could anyone please clarify for me? >> >> >> Thanks! >> Yimin > _______________________________________________ > openflow-discuss mailing list > openflow-discuss@lists.stanford.edu > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/openflow-discuss _______________________________________________ openflow-discuss mailing list openflow-discuss@lists.stanford.edu https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/openflow-discuss
