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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Question]how to add an dissector for 802.11 Action frame in

From: Bill Meier <wmeier@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:45:37 -0500
On 2/13/2012 3:12 PM, Guy Harris wrote:
> 
> On Feb 12, 2012, at 9:46 PM, 锟斤拷锟� wrote:
> 
>> I have an Vendor Specific Action and want to add an dissector for
>> it.
>> 
>> Usually, an dissector is added by:
>> 
>> udp_table = DissectorTable.get("udp.port") 
>> udp_table:add(7777,trivial_proto)
>> 
>> But for an Action Frame I don锟斤拷t know what the parameters should be
>> for get/add.
> 
> There is currently no dissector table in the 802.11 dissectors for
> vendor-specific actions.  The dissector would have to be changed to
> provide a dissector table (or per-vendor tables) into which action
> dissectors could be registered in order for there to be parameters to
> use for get/add there.
> 

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