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Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] ethereal for AS400

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From: Martin Warnes <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:35:07 +0100
I wrote the original iSeries to handle both single and double byte
output, so your trace should be a ok as it is, I did however discover
recently that the format of the output could differ depending on how the
spool file is moved to the PC. There are a number of fixes to the
iSeries wiretap in the current SVN version that address these
differences so you might want to try the latest development version, or
if you prefer send me a copy of your trace and I'll confirm whether it
can be read or not.

Cheers .. Martin

Scott, Bill wrote the following on 04/12/06 22:17:
> I'm familiar with the PRTCMNTRC and have downloaded the sample file
> iseries.cap.
> The spool file output of PRTCMNTRC is just a normal spool file, but
> iseries.cap is not only ASCII, but also seems to be double-byte format.
> Could you ask the poster of iseries.cap how the AS400 spool file was
> moved to the pc or if their AS400 has double byte enabled?
> If there is no good answer,  I'll write a routine to stick a hex FFFE
> in the beginning of the file and insert a hex 00 after every byte.
> I can also send the comm traces in other formats, if it will be of any
> assistance.
>  
> iseries.cap fisrt lin as it appears in notepad
>  
>  COMMUNICATIONS TRACE       Title:                                  
> 11/15/05  15:27:19                           Page:       1
> iseries.cap in Hex
>  
> FFFE200043004F004D004D0055004E004900430041
> 00540049004F004E00530020005400520041004300
> 450020002000200020002000200020005400690074
> 006C0065003A002000200020002000200020002000
> 200020002000200020002000200020002000200020
> 002000200020002000200020002000200020002000
> 2000200020002000200020002000310031002F0031
> 0035002F003000350020002000310035003A003200
> 37003A003100390020002000200020002000200020
> 002000200020002000200020002000200020002000
> 200020002000200020002000200020002000200050
> 006100670065003A00200020002000200020002000
> 200031000D000A
>  
>  
> My file first line as it appears in notepad
>  
>  COMMUNICATIONS TRACE       Title: BOCA TRACE                       
> 04/12/06  16:55:07                           Page:       1
>  
>  
>  
> My file in Hex
> 20434F4D4D554E49434154494F4E53205452414345
> 202020202020205469746C653A20424F4341205452
> 414345202020202020202020202020202020202020
> 20202020202030342F31322F3036202031363A3535
> 3A3037202020202020202020202020202020202020
> 202020202020202020506167653A20202020202020
> 310D0D0A0D0A
>  
>  
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