[Joerg Mayer <jmayer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe. Just wait (or help) the microcontroller Linux guys to improve
the support for ciscos (http://freshmeat.net/projecrts/uclinux-cisco/),
then get tethereal running :-)

  Ciao

   Joerg

> > And booting such a special internal image, would allow to capture raw
> > data on some interface (WAN,LAN or whatsoever) and put that data on a
> > tftp/ftp/some server for future analysis ?
> 
> Yeah, you can set up a memory buffer to capture packets into. You can
> then write those packets into a TFTP server. Unfortunately Cisco does
> not make this functionality available to customers.
> 
> > I am asking you this because I want to study the WAN/LAN protocols in
> > detail and I do not have money to buy a WAN protocol analyzer.
> > For instance, how should I capture raw HDLC/LAPD/FrameRelay/a.s.o
> > protocols for study ?

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Joerg Mayer                                          <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx>
I found out that "pro" means "instead of" (as in proconsul). Now I know
what proactive means.