On 2013-09-04, at 2:01 AM, Joerg Mayer <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 03:30:44PM -0700, Guy Harris wrote:
>> 
>> On Sep 3, 2013, at 2:20 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> 
>>> http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=51742
>>> 
>>> User: cmaynard
>>> Date: 2013/09/03 02:20 PM
>>> 
>>> Log:
>>> Similar to the IPv4 dissector's hf_ip_dst_host, hf_ip_src_host and 
>>> hf_ip_host fields, add to the Ethernet dissector:
>>> 
>>> hf_eth_dst_resolved
>>> hf_eth_src_resolved
>>> hf_eth_addr_resolved
>> 
>> Would it make sense to allow address types (FT_IPv4, FT_IPv6, FT_ETHER, 
>> etc.) to be treated either as strings representing the host name *or* as 
>> IP/MAC/etc. addresses, with the context indicating which is used?
> 
> This sounds right - it would remove the generated/hidden fields and a separate
> filter name to remember.
> 
>> E.g.
>> 
>>    ip.src == 127.0.0.1
>> 
>> would test the "IP address" version of the value, whereas
>> 
>>    ip.src contains "local"
>> 
>> would test the "host name" version of the value?
>> 
>>    ip.src == localhost
>> 
>> is perhaps ambiguous (depending on whether you consider localhost a string 
>> or not), but I'd handle that one as an address comparison.
>> 
>>    ip.src contains 7f:00
>> 
>> would probably test the "IP address" version (byte string vs. character 
>> string).
> 
> To make this unambigous, how about doing namecomparison first if the value is
> in '"', while doing nameresolution first if without '"'?

If I recall correctly the dfilter syntax already supports function notation. 
How about just adding a resolve(field) function that produces the name for 
comparison, otherwise it uses the address?

> ciao
>      Jörg
> 
> -- 
> Joerg Mayer                                           <[email protected]>
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> works. Some say that should read Microsoft instead of technology.
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