On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 08:50:03AM +0200, Hannes Gredler wrote: > ok now i get it; - IMHO you should not attempt to change the generic packetheader; > perhaps the easiest way [and to fix that one and for all for the future is to create >a > vendor_private DLT type that follows a TLV orientation and hence > easy extensible without coordination efforts; > with "private" i do not necessarily mean "closed" but extensible; one of > the flaws of libpcap format is that it is not extensible i.e. depends > on wellknown types;
Which means what's really desired is not a vendor-private DLT_ type but a second generation of libpcap format - which is orthogonal to the Ethereal-specific stuff Kent wants. The extensions could be useful even for *existing* DLT_ types. - This is the TCPDUMP workers list. It is archived at http://www.tcpdump.org/lists/workers/index.html To unsubscribe use mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe
