LEGO wrote:
> I been thinking about the fact that Wireshark does not really need a
> MIB parser. It just needs to know OIDs, their name and their type.
> [...]
> That way we could get rid of the NET-SNMP dependency, and *clean* a
> dissector that really needs it. I guess that more than 1/3rd (2/3rds
> if we take encryption out) of the handwritten code in
> packet-snmp-template.c can easily go. And trust me, no one will ever
> miss it, especially the maintainers.
Is there any preview of the libsmi-based dissection available? I'm
curious/concerned how it will handle e.g.
- explicit-length and implicit-length index strings
- display hints
I'd be extremely unhappy to lose any of these features, but I can't see
how oid/name/type-restricted flat files could offer them.
Additionally, I've already got my MIB collection configured in/for
net-snmp and current Wireshark can happily re-use it automatically (e.g.
by setting MIBS to "ALL"). The libsmi approach OTOH would require
additional configuration work for me every time I change my MIB collection.
+Thomas
PS. Sorry for breaking the thread by replying to digest due to vacation.
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Thomas Anders (thomas.anders at blue-cable.de)
