Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 4805] New: Dissectors for data link types

Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 00:01:41 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4805

           Summary: Dissectors for data link types
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.2.8
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: mmh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
Version 1.2.8 (SVN Rev 32676)

Copyright 1998-2010 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled with GTK+ 2.16.6, (32-bit) with GLib 2.22.4, with WinPcap (version
unknown), with libz 1.2.3, without POSIX capabilities, without libpcre, with
SMI
0.4.8, with c-ares 1.7.0, with Lua 5.1, with GnuTLS 2.8.5, with Gcrypt 1.4.5,
with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP, with PortAudio V19-devel (built May  5 2010),
with AirPcap.

Running on Windows XP Service Pack 2, build 2600, with WinPcap version 4.1.1
(packet.dll version 4.1.0.1753), based on libpcap version 1.0 branch 1_0_rel0b
(20091008), GnuTLS 2.8.5, Gcrypt 1.4.5, without AirPcap.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 build 30729

Wireshark is Open Source Software released under the GNU General Public
License.

Check the man page and http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
--
Currently Wirshark users can write their own dissectors for any protocol in
form of DLL plugins.
Sometimes it is useful and necessary to write a plugin for a specific data link
type (encapsulation) rather than a protocol. A user may want to modify the
current dissector for a data link type from scratch.
So I think adding this feature to Wireshark will be useful.
(e.g. I want to dissect the ethernet packets with a specific (proprietary)
ether-type in a completely different manner than current ethernet dissector. So
I need to modify current ethernet data link type code.)

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