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Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 7529] Request for ax.25 dissector

Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 11:22:10 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7529

--- Comment #31 from Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 2012-08-02 11:22:09 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #29)
> In hindsight it would have been better to have LINKTYPE_KISS/DLT_KISS as KISS
> is the protocol used to communicate with "intelligent" AX.25 packet modems.

But not arbitrary devices, so it's associated with AX.25.  Having AX25 in the
name makes it clearer what it's for.  (And having it in the file and protocol
name allows for other protocols with "kiss"/"KISS" in the name in the future.)

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