Re: [Wireshark-dev] Ubuntu dissector plugin tutorial

2010-01-11 Thread Jan Gerbecks
Hi there, in addition to the doc/README.Plugin file, you can also have a look at http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development. If you have never build anything on Linux, this could help a bit. If you already have the dissector code, than you basically have to alter the various makefiles which are lis

Re: [Wireshark-dev] Dissector bug

2010-01-08 Thread Jan Gerbecks
Hi, that usually means you forget to either: initialize a variable or didn't add it to the hf[] or ett[] array. Take a closer look there, Jan On 08.01.2010, at 07:09, Rach, Darshan wrote: > Hi, > > I am getting the following error: > [Dissector bug, protocol DASH: proto.c:2457: failed asser

Re: [Wireshark-dev] Best practice for dissecting modular protocol

2009-12-18 Thread Jan Gerbecks
:11 AM, Jan Gerbecks wrote: > >> - >> | FieldID 8bit | Length 16 bit | Data as specified in FieldId and >> des

[Wireshark-dev] Best practice for dissecting modular protocol

2009-12-18 Thread Jan Gerbecks
Hallo, I am currently writing a wireshark pnrp dissector and ran into a little problem. It is my first time writing a wireshark dissector and I am wondering what the best practice approach for the following problem is: The pnrp protocol is based on modular concept, where you have the following