Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-03-02 Thread Guy Harris
On Mar 2, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Schemmel, Hans-Christoph wrote: > I just want to ask if you´ve already assigned a DLT value for the dissector? Not yet - I've been somewhat busy the past week and a half, and I have to condense all the e-mail on this thread into a complete and precise description of

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-03-02 Thread Schemmel , Hans-Christoph
I just want to ask if you´ve already assigned a DLT value for the dissector? Kind regards, Christoph Schemmel - This is the tcpdump-workers list. Visit https://cod.sandelman.ca/ to unsubscribe.

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-02-15 Thread Schemmel , Hans-Christoph
Guy Harris alum.mit.edu> writes: > > The PPP chunks are indicated by the {Msg_ID, Freq_ID, Start_Pos, End_Pos, Flag} quintuplets, where > Start_Pos is the 1-origin index (i.e., the first byte of the MUX_Frame has an index of 1, not 0), from the > beginning of MUX_Frame, of the first byte of the

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-02-14 Thread Guy Harris
On Feb 14, 2011, at 6:26 AM, Schemmel, Hans-Christoph wrote: > Yes, Start_Pos and End_Pos are relative to the beginning of the MUX_Frame, > but a > PPP chunk does not start directly at the beginning of a MUX_Frame > (Start_Pos=0). > The PPP frame starts after the header fields of the MUX_Frame.

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-02-14 Thread Schemmel , Hans-Christoph
Guy Harris alum.mit.edu> writes: > > Start_Pos and End_Pos are relative to the beginning of MUX_Frame, right? I.e., a 4-byte chunk starting at > the beginning of MUX_Frame would have a Start_POS of 0? Would End_POS be 3 (meaning that it's the offset of > the last byte of the chunk) or 4 (meani

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-02-10 Thread Guy Harris
On Feb 4, 2011, at 1:59 AM, Schemmel, Hans-Christoph wrote: > Guy Harris alum.mit.edu> writes: > >> >> OK, so it's: >> >> Header_Size: 1 octet >> >> A sequence of zero or more instances of: >> >> Msg_ID: 2 octets >> >> Freq_ID: 2 octets >> >>

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-02-07 Thread Schemmel , Hans-Christoph
Guy Harris alum.mit.edu> writes: > should I just describe the holes as "other data", so you're not > constrained to forever make them all be AT command/response text, or is it guaranteed (now and forever) to > be AT-command-or-response text?- The description of the holes as "other data" sounds

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-02-06 Thread Guy Harris
On Feb 4, 2011, at 1:59 AM, Schemmel, Hans-Christoph wrote: > The parts that don´t correspond to a PPP packet are AT commands or responses > (like "ATI", "AT+CSQ" or "+CSQ: 18,99"). This content is interpreted and > displayed as raw text in the Wireshark subtree for the payload/information of >

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-02-04 Thread Schemmel , Hans-Christoph
Guy Harris alum.mit.edu> writes: > > OK, so it's: > > Header_Size: 1 octet > > A sequence of zero or more instances of: > > Msg_ID: 2 octets > > Freq_ID: 2 octets > > Start_Pos: 1 octet > > End_Pos: 1 octet > >

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-02-03 Thread Guy Harris
On Feb 3, 2011, at 2:05 AM, Schemmel, Hans-Christoph wrote: > I´ve mixed up some field sizes in my previous mail. Msg_ID and Freq_ID have a > size of 2 octects, not 1 octect like the other fields, sorry. So the optional > part has a size of 7 octects. But your conclusion is correct: The Header_Si

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-02-03 Thread Schemmel , Hans-Christoph
Guy Harris alum.mit.edu> writes: > OK, so the Direction field and Header_Size fields are always present, and the Header_size field gives the > size of the *optional* fields; if a frame contains N PPP packets, the Header_Size field has the value 5N. > (If Header_Size isn't a multiple of 5, the fr

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-02-01 Thread Guy Harris
On Jan 26, 2011, at 2:30 AM, Schemmel, Hans-Christoph wrote: > The size of the header depends on the number of PPP packets in the payload of > the MUX frame. The Header_Size indicates whether Msg_ID, Freq_ID, Start_Pos, > End_Pos, and Flag are present. > For example: > The header of a frame witho

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-01-26 Thread Schemmel , Hans-Christoph
Guy Harris alum.mit.edu> writes: > > So are any of those fields optional? For example, is the fragment ID optional? If so, what indicates whether > it's present? If nothing is optional, why is the header size not always 7? > The size of the header depends on the number of PPP packets in th

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-01-25 Thread Guy Harris
On Jan 20, 2011, at 3:05 AM, Schemmel, Hans-Christoph wrote: > The format of the additional header is: > > | Header_Size | Msg_ID | Freq_ID | Start_Pos | End_Pos | Flag | ... | > Msg_ID | > Freq_ID | Start_Pos | End_Pos | Flag | Direction | MUX_Frame > > Header_Size (1 Octet): Total length

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-01-20 Thread Schemmel , Hans-Christoph
Guy Harris alum.mit.edu> writes: > > What is the format of the additional header?- The format of the additional header is: | Header_Size | Msg_ID | Freq_ID | Start_Pos | End_Pos | Flag | ... | Msg_ID | Freq_ID | Start_Pos | End_Pos | Flag | Direction | MUX_Frame Header_Size (1 Octet): To

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-01-19 Thread Schemmel , Hans-Christoph
Guy Harris alum.mit.edu> writes: > > OK, so it sounds as if this isn't raw standard 27.010 traffic. Is MUX27010 likely to be used as a name for that > traffic? If not, we could call it DLT_MUX27010/LINKTYPE_MUX27010. > > What is the format of the additional header?- > This is the tcpdump-work

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-01-17 Thread Guy Harris
On Jan 17, 2011, at 5:52 AM, Schemmel, Hans-Christoph wrote: > Concerning dissecting: The communication between GSM modem and the host is > captured with an USB Tracer. The tracer uses a proprietary format for the > trace > files, but the data of these files can be exported, e.g. as csv file. I´

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-01-17 Thread Schemmel , Hans-Christoph
> Is this DLT value only for the Basic Option, or is it also used for the Advanced Option? If it's also for the > Advanced Option: > > 1) Is the flag octet 0x7E if the Advanced Option is being used? > > 2) If the Advanced Option is being used, do the packet contents include escape oc

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-01-12 Thread Guy Harris
On Jan 12, 2011, at 4:59 AM, Schemmel, Hans-Christoph wrote: > A packet begins with a flag (octet 0xF9, section 5.2.1.1), followed by address > and control field. Is this DLT value only for the Basic Option, or is it also used for the Advanced Option? If it's also for the Advanced Option:

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-01-12 Thread Schemmel , Hans-Christoph
Guy Harris alum.mit.edu> writes: > > > On Jan 10, 2011, at 6:16 AM, Schemmel, Hans-Christoph wrote: > > > I´ve written a dissector (MUX27010) for wireshark and I want to commit it to the project. Therefore I need > a new DLT value for this dissector/protocol because the protocol doesn´t base u

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-01-10 Thread Guy Harris
On Jan 10, 2011, at 6:16 AM, Schemmel, Hans-Christoph wrote: > I´ve written a dissector (MUX27010) for wireshark and I want to commit it to > the project. Therefore I need a new DLT value for this dissector/protocol > because the protocol doesn´t base upon another data link layer protocol. > Wh

[tcpdump-workers] Request for new DLT value for Wireshark Dissector

2011-01-10 Thread Schemmel, Hans-Christoph
Hi, I´ve written a dissector (MUX27010) for wireshark and I want to commit it to the project. Therefore I need a new DLT value for this dissector/protocol because the protocol doesn´t base upon another data link layer protocol. What the dissector does: It analyses a multiplexed communication bet