Ethereal-dev: [Ethereal-dev] Re: tcp_dissect_pdus, docs?

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From: Duncan Thomson <duncant@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 09:45:42 -0400
Christopher K.  St.  John wrote:
>  I'm writing a dissector for mod_jk, the protocol that the Apache Tomcat
> Servlet Container uses to talk to a front-end web server. It's TCP based,
> and mod_jk packets don't align with TCP frames, so things were getting
> a little messy until I found tcp_dissect_pdus(). Very cool, but the
> documentation was a bit on the lean side. Did I just miss it? All I found
> was a couple of indirect references in the ethereal-dev archives ("go
> look at the dns dissector").
> 
>  I can do a quick write up of my development notes if there isn't anything
> else out there.


I have been scratching my head over how I'm going to deal with application level
messages that don't align with TCP segments.  If tcp_dissect_pdus() will do the
trick, I could use some info on it.  Christopher, if there isn't something
already out there, please do write up your notes!

Thanks,

Duncan Thomson