Hi, It sounds really good, a few thoughts: A "feature" of the current MIB parser is that it will print the "resolved" part of an OID tree (name: 1.3.6.1.4.1.5825.3.2.1.2.6.1.1.1 (SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.5825.3.2.1.2.6.1.1.1)) which is lacking from OID's added from ASN1 dissectors. I have found this useful on occasion. It would be nice to keep this feature.
The tool to create the file must be part of the distro and run on all Platforms as it's possible to add private MIB's today. As the file becomes much smaller we can consider supplying more "MIB's" With the package. Regards Anders -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Luis EG Ontanon Skickat: den 13 augusti 2007 18:53 Till: Developer support list for Wireshark Ämne: [Wireshark-dev] MIB parsing unnecessary I been thinking about the fact that Wireshark does not really need a MIB parser. It just needs to know OIDs, their name and their type. So I believe we should use a flat file that contains these three fields and provide the user with a separate program that actually reads the MIBs to maintain this file: like adding and removing modules. A file with basic oids should be provided to the user. That way we could get rid of the NET-SNMP dependency, and *clean* a dissector that really needs it. I guess that more than 1/3rd (2/3rds if we take encryption out) of the handwritten code in packet-snmp-template.c can easily go. And trust me, no one will ever miss it, especially the maintainers. The program to maintain the oids file (based on libsmi) I got it almost written (while "playing" with libsmi). The changes t get rid of the "extra code" in packet-snmp I'll commit in the next week or so if no one objects that. Luis -- This information is top security. When you have read it, destroy yourself. -- Marshall McLuhan Propertarianism joined to capitalist vigor destroyed meaningful commercial competition, but when it came to making good software, anarchism won. -- Eben Moglen _______________________________________________ Wireshark-dev mailing list Wireshark-dev@wireshark.org http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-dev _______________________________________________ Wireshark-dev mailing list Wireshark-dev@wireshark.org http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-dev
