Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Patch for RPC and new protocol: NIS

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From: Nathan Neulinger <nneul@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 14:15:31 -0500
My misunderstanding of your statement... You implemented NIS+... NIS is
the old ypserv stuff. I would suggest naming packet-nisplus.[ch]
instead.

-- Nathan

Nathan Neulinger wrote:
> 
> NIS is already implemented... See packet-yp*.[ch]
> 
> As for rpc docs for them, easiest way is just to look at the XDR sources
> for various implementations of the client and server code on linux, bsd,
> etc.
> 
> -- Nathan
> 
> Ronnie Sahlberg wrote:
> >
> > Hi list
> >
> > Attached is a patch for RPC to allow (easier) decoding of arrays in RPC
> > based protocols.
> > rpc.diff
> >
> > Attached is also a new dissector for NIS. Attached is a capture.
> > The NIS dissector depends on the rpc patch.
> > Only version 3 of NIS is implemented, easrlier versions of the rpc-spec was
> > not available to me.
> > All dissectors for version 3 of the protocol have been added.
> > I was quite surprised NIS was not implemented yet since it is not THAT
> > obsolete?
> >
> > Note that one dissector for NIS Callback protocol is not completed.
> > I might complete this dissector later if I have time later.
> >
> >   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >                       Name: rpc.diff
> >    rpc.diff           Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> >                   Encoding: quoted-printable
> >            Download Status: Not downloaded with message
> >
> >                           Name: packet-nis.h
> >    packet-nis.h           Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> >                       Encoding: quoted-printable
> >                Download Status: Not downloaded with message
> >
> >                           Name: packet-nis.c
> >    packet-nis.c           Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> >                       Encoding: quoted-printable
> >                Download Status: Not downloaded with message
> >
> >                      Name: nis.cap
> >    nis.cap           Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> >                  Encoding: base64
> >           Download Status: Not downloaded with message
> 
> --
> 
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Nathan Neulinger                       EMail:  nneul@xxxxxxx
University of Missouri - Rolla         Phone: (573) 341-4841
CIS - Systems Programming                Fax: (573) 341-4216