Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] UDP Protocol number

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From: "Martin Regner" <martin.regner@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 07:41:50 +0100
Guy Harris wrote:
> Michael Tuexen wrote:
> > Just wondering: 0x11 = 17. Ethereal displays the number in hex.
> 
> Is there a compelling reason for it to continue to do so, given that
> 
> http://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers
> 
> for example, shows them in decimal?
> 

Yes, I think that would be a good idea. There is probably more Ethereal users with 10 fingers
than with 16 fingers (0x10 fingers) and the users with 16 fingers can mark the entry and have a look
in the hex panel.