Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Request for information on the MS SQL Server Protocol

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:10:34 -0800
Michael Williams wrote:
Is there any documentation on how ethereal decods the MS SQL Server protocol? 1. Is the TDS (protocol used by MS SQL Server) decode fully supported? 

No.  To quote an item in the WishList:

	http://wiki.ethereal.com/WishList
"Completely decode MS SQL / Sybase protocols (TDS). (A dissector for TDS exists, but there's still stuff it doesn't dissect. For example, reversing TDS passwords -- see http://www.securiteam.com/tools/6Q00I0UEUM.html)" 


2.  Are there any issues with the TDS dissector?


Yes.  See previous answer.


A more general question
I am new to ethereal, is there any way to access this type of information from FAQ's, documentation, etc...? Not just for the TDS 
protocol, but for other protocols that ethereal supports?
Is there a general way? No. *Some* protocols have entries in the Ethereal Wiki, and *some* of those entries indicate how fully supported the protocol is - and, if a protocol has new features added to it, those entries could become out-of-date.