Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] how to decode data in ip packet

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From: Richard Urwin <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:07:09 +0100
On Monday 12 Apr 2004 10:09 pm, Cimino Serge wrote:
> excuse me for my simple question, but i don't see anything on the
> forum about it. perhaps i'm blind.
>
> i use ethereal to sniff multicast packet on the network of my
> company, to know if the packets come on time.
> now i have to decode the data , because i have to verify the data int
> the packets. i know how they are write, i have the description of the
> data. but to read in hexa is a bit boring. so i want to do a decode,
> but i d'ont know how?
> can any body help me?

Download the source files from www.ethereal.com
Read the file "doc/README.developer"

My experience of writing my single dissector is that it is best to start 
out making a built-in dissector, and then turn it into a plugin when 
it's working.

-- 
Richard Urwin