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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] fragment_add_..(), pinfo->src/dst, IP vs. TCP Session

From: David Aggeler <david_aggeler@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:16:09 +0200

>> http://blogs.technet.com/b/netmon/archive/2006/11/15/conversations-in-network-monitor-3-0-cable-talk.aspx
Looks logical

>> Meaning TCP connections, i.e. the command channel and data transfer channel are on separate TCP connections?
For one of the modes, yes.

>> That's what the fragment_add_seq routines are for ..
Only the 'port numbers' are ignored, i.e. they are not as hierarchical as they should be :-). E.g. it feels like IP-DICOM, The TCP level is somewhat ignored. I'd say the reorder/retransmit is done correctly.