Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Truncated frames, SCSI & decoding question

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From: Dinesh G Dutt <ddutt@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 06:18:03 -0800
Guy Harris writes:
 > 
 > On Oct 21, 2003, at 2:21 PM, Dinesh G Dutt wrote:
 > 
 > > You're right. With newer versions of the feature, it is possible to 
 > > get the
 > > actual frame length as part of the packet (for example it is a field 
 > > in the
 > > Boardwalk header).
 > 
 > OK, then:
 > 
 > 	if you have the frame length, either the ability to set the reported 
 > length of a tvbuff to a *larger* value than it currently has should be 
 > added, and you should use that, or you should construct a new 
 > "top-level" tvbuff with the specified reported length;
What would happen if reassembly is attempted for such frames ? Thanks,

Dinesh
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