Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Enhancement for saving "profiles"

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From: "Ronnie Sahlberg" <ronnie_sahlberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:59:53 +1000
Yes.
This would defenitely be a VERY useful feature.
It should also handle the color filters.

Those of us that often work with several different protocols
would find this VERY useful.

best regards
    ronnie sahlberg

From: "Michael Lum"
Subject: [Ethereal-dev] Enhancement for saving "profiles"


> Does anyone else have the desire the save a "profile"
> consisting of preferences, display and capture filters,
> and disabled protocols?
>
> I am often looking at different stacks that require
> me to change preferences a lot.
>
> For instance to look at North American GSM systems
> I have to set my A-interface BSSAP/BSAP preference to BSSAP,
> the MTP3 preference to ANSI and the TCAP preference to ITU (for GSM MAP).
>
> For IS41 MAP based systems in India I have to set my A-interface
BSSAP/BSAP
> preference to BSAP, MTP3 preference to ITU and TCAP preference to ANSI
(for
> IS41 MAP).
>
> And there are other variations like China systems where Chinese ITU MTP3
is
> required,
> pure IOS/IS-634 based North American systems that are fully ANSI, etc.
>
> In addition I always want my display filter set to "BASIC" which consists
of
> MGCP or MEGACO or SIP or SCCP or ISUP or SCCP.
>
> Everytime I start Ethereal or change to a different capture file I have to
> modify
> a lot of setup, it would be easier to have a "profile".
>
> Anybody else?
>