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| -rw-r--r-- | wiretap/libpcap.c | 48 |
1 files changed, 47 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/wiretap/libpcap.c b/wiretap/libpcap.c index 4d4c3d0fa9..9d488c6835 100644 --- a/wiretap/libpcap.c +++ b/wiretap/libpcap.c @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ /* libpcap.c * - * $Id: libpcap.c,v 1.96 2003/05/15 07:14:45 guy Exp $ + * $Id: libpcap.c,v 1.97 2003/09/04 06:40:45 guy Exp $ * * Wiretap Library * Copyright (c) 1998 by Gilbert Ramirez <gram@alumni.rice.edu> @@ -102,6 +102,16 @@ static gboolean libpcap_dump(wtap_dumper *wdh, const struct wtap_pkthdr *phdr, * using them are foreign, and we don't hazard a guess as to which * platform they came from; we could, I guess, choose the most likely * platform). + * + * Note: if you need a new encapsulation type for libpcap files, do + * *N*O*T* use *ANY* of the values listed here! I.e., do *NOT* + * add a new encapsulation type by changing an existing entry; + * leave the existing entries alone. + * + * Instead, send mail to tcpdump-workers@tcpdump.org, asking for a new + * DLT_ value, and specifying the purpose of the new value. When you + * get the new DLT_ value, use that numerical value in the "dlt_value" + * field of "pcap_to_wtap_map[]". */ static const struct { @@ -245,6 +255,27 @@ static const struct { { 129, WTAP_ENCAP_ARCNET_LINUX }, /* + * Values 130 thorugh 137 are reserved for use in Juniper + * hardware. + * + * 138 is reserved for Apple IP-over-IEEE 1394. + */ + + /* + * To repeat: + * + * If you need a new encapsulation type for libpcap files, do + * *N*O*T* use *ANY* of the values listed here! I.e., do *NOT* + * add a new encapsulation type by changing an existing entry; + * leave the existing entries alone. + * + * Instead, send mail to tcpdump-workers@tcpdump.org, asking for + * a new DLT_ value, and specifying the purpose of the new value. + * When you get the new DLT_ value, use that numerical value in + * the "dlt_value" field of "pcap_to_wtap_map[]". + */ + + /* * The following are entries for libpcap type values that have * different meanings on different OSes. * @@ -404,6 +435,21 @@ static const struct { * purpose - hopefully nobody will do so in the future. */ { 19, WTAP_ENCAP_LINUX_ATM_CLIP }, + + /* + * To repeat: + * + * If you need a new encapsulation type for libpcap files, do + * *N*O*T* use *ANY* of the values listed here! I.e., do *NOT* + * add a new encapsulation type by changing an existing entry; + * leave the existing entries alone. + * + * Instead, send mail to tcpdump-workers@tcpdump.org, asking for + * a new DLT_ value, and specifying the purpose of the new value. + * When you get the new DLT_ value, use that numerical value in + * the "dlt_value" field of "pcap_to_wtap_map[]". + */ + }; #define NUM_PCAP_ENCAPS (sizeof pcap_to_wtap_map / sizeof pcap_to_wtap_map[0]) |