Re: [Wireshark-dev] Cannot get external capture (extcap) interface to work with my new plugin.

2019-01-02 Thread Dario Lombardo
You cannot trace your code using prints because they're handled by the caller (dumpcap). Have a look at the other extcaps for --debug and --debug-file options to see how it's solved there. On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 17:40 hdv I actually found the issue(s), there were multiple issues stacked on top > of

Re: [Wireshark-dev] Cannot get external capture (extcap) interface to work with my new plugin.

2019-01-02 Thread hdv
I actually found the issue(s), there were multiple issues stacked on top of each other: 1) When using parameters and you fill in the default value in the dialog before you start the capture, these parameters are not passed to the extcap plugin. My assumption was that the parameters would always b

[Wireshark-dev] Why does the IEEE802.11 treat the Frame Control field as a separate top-level entity

2019-01-02 Thread Richard Sharpe
Hi folks, I am currently working on S1G which brings with it Protocol Version 1. I notice that the current code treats the Frame Control Field (FCF) and duration as a separate top-level item and then adds a separate top-level item (IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN or IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN extension fr