Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] call other dissectors out of a dissector

From: Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:58:52 +0200 (CEST)
Hi,

Have a look at plugins/h223/packet-srp.c for instance. It looks for
dissector handles, creates a subset of the TVB and passes that to the
other dissector. How simple is that :)

Danke,
Jaap

On Mon, 26 Jun 2006, Almer Hell wrote:

> Hello
>
> I'm working on a dissector(-plugin) and now finally got to the
> payload. The protocol is testy, made by the company I'm intern on.
> (German: "Praktikant". Is a person who want to know about some job
> specifics and "works" for (usual) no money for a couple weeks/months
> in a company.)
>
> In the payload there are some protocol specific things that I must
> dissect by my self but there are two payloads that are conventional
> protocols one IGMP the other MLDP.
>
> I thought of using the existing wireshark(ethereal)dissectors to
> dissect the payload.
> The questions behind is.
> - Is It possible to call other dissectors?
> - If possible, how to call other dissectors out of "my" dissector?
> - If not, what should I do?
>
> I don't know much about networking protocols. Maybe one of the
> dissectors does that "calling-other-dissectors" thing?! I think a hint
> to that protocol would probably help out.
>
> greetings
>  Almer
>
> --
> done doesn't mean that everything is all right!
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