Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Re: question on TLV

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From: "Alok" <alokdube@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 01:28:27 +0530

> >the problem is that given a specific case where it is supposed to work,
the
> >incumbent data collector also does the same thing..............
> >
> >it willingly accepts 8 bytes for 6 .
>
> According to page 4 of RFC2124 (LFAP):
>
>    IE fields consist of 2-octet TYPE, 2-octet LENGTH and a variable
>    length VALUE sub-fields. All IEs are even multiples of 4 octets in
>    length, left-aligned and zero filled if necessary. Length is computed
>    excluding the 4 octet TYPE and LENGTH fields.



then it should hold true for all IEs but it somehow seems to break for
command code IEs