Re: [tcpdump-workers] Fwd: New datasource implementation

2012-01-04 Thread David Laight
> Do you have any references for this, so I can see exactly > what it means? > > If it just means that if you build an executable image (or > shared library), linking it with library A, and library A is > a shared that is linked with library B, and if the executable > image is *not* linked w

[tcpdump-workers] Initializing a device

2012-01-04 Thread Akos Vandra
Hi! When opening a capture device, is it possible to hand off some initialization data to the libpcap handler? For example, I have just added a handler for a canusb device. When opening the device, it would be nice if it was possible to set the baud rate, etc. Would it be possible to use the BPF

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Initializing a device

2012-01-04 Thread Sam Roberts
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Akos Vandra wrote: > When opening a capture device, is it possible to hand off some > initialization data to the libpcap handler? I'm not a developer of libpcap/tcpdump, but I don't think so. > For example, I have just added a handler for a canusb device. When > o

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Initializing a device

2012-01-04 Thread Guy Harris
On Jan 4, 2012, at 4:10 PM, Akos Vandra wrote: > When opening a capture device, is it possible to hand off some > initialization data to the libpcap handler? Yes. The ways to do that would either be to 1) have the device name include parameters such as that or 2) add new APIs