Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Ethereal version 0.9.1 - foreign file format conversion

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 22:38:34 -0800
On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 10:07:49PM -0800, sachindeo.v.chavan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 	I'm Sachin from India. I have downloaded Ethereal version 0.9.1, I'm
> just using this software to see the decoding of protocols.
> I have a file which stores the Ethernet frames, PPP packets, but this file
> format is our own proprietary format which Ethereal does not support. As we
> know Ethereal understands .libcap format, can any one tell me how to convert
> my file format into .libcap(or whatever Ethereal SW demands)?.

Well, one way of doing that would be to make the "editcap" utility,
which comes with Ethereal, convert your file format.

However, the way you do that is to make Ethereal support your file
format, as "editcap" and Ethereal use the same library to read files;
the library is in the "wiretap" subdirectory of the Ethereal source.