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>>>>> "Guy" == Guy Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> LINKTYPE enumeration. - metadata about linktype in file. MUST
>> put a meta-data packet about a particular link type before you
>> use that LINKTYPE.
>>
>> - - string saying name.
Guy> Is the name one thing assigned to it when a new link-layer type
Guy> is registered?
The idea is that if one has a pcap file with a LINKTYPE that isn't
known, then something useful can be displayed.
>> - - offset to IP header?
Guy> What if it's variable?
>> - - framing type. (SNAP)
Guy> What if it's variable? (For example:
Exactly. Discussed at length.
Likely it won't be useful in many cases. In some cases, it might be
offset to SNAP... needs more discussion.
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