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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] ask about dissector_add ( ) function to instruct wireshark t

From: Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:23:23 +0200
Hi,

Have a look at packet-rtp.c, which does a similar thing.

Check for heur_dissector_add( "udp", dissect_rtp_heur, proto_rtp);

Thanks,
Jaap


On 06/22/2011 05:59 AM, cq x wrote:
> thank you
> 
> on top of UDP
> 
> yes, it is looking for a special value in the first byte of the packet
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  > From: guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>  > Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:56:37 -0700
>  > To: wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  > Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] ask about dissector_add ( ) function to instruct 
> wireshark to pass packet to my dissector
>  >
>  >
>  > On Jun 21, 2011, at 4:18 PM, Changqin Xia wrote:
>  >
>  > > I am a newbie on dissector development. I have a question about the 
> "dissector_add( )" function.
>  > >
>  > > I went through a few examples, most of them are using "tcp.port" or 
> "udp.port" or something like that.
>  > >
>  > > My dissector not uses any port number to instruct wireshark to pass packets 
> to my dissector, my dissector is using "Magic" (the first byte).
>  >
>  > What protocol does your dissector's protocol run on top of? TCP, UDP, or 
> something els e?
>  >
>  > And when you say "my dissector is using "Magic" (the first byte)", do you 
> mean it's looking for a special magic value in the first byte of its packet data?