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RE: Remote capture capabilities
From: "Fulvio Risso" <fulvio.risso () polito it>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 21:18:07 +0200
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Richardson [mailto:mcr () sandelman ottawa on ca] Sent: giovedi 5 giugno 2003 20.22 To: Fulvio Risso Cc: Invernizzi Fabrizio; tcpdump-workers () tcpdump org Subject: Re: [tcpdump-workers] Remote capture capabilities It doesn't matter that remote capture is turned off by default. Lots of things are off by default, but get turned on by various distros, etc. I'm sorry that I missed the thread before - I read a lot of lists. The problem is that once the code is accessible in a new remote way, the code will get invoked in new and interesting ways. This puts pressure on all of us to write better code - but it has to be something that we know we are doing. I haven't looked at your code - how do you transmit the filter specification? Now that it is crossing the wire, it can't mutate as easily.
No, it can change. Currently we transmit bpf-compiled programs. However, the filter has a "type" field, which can be used to send other types of filters (e.g. literal strings like "ip and port 80").
Is there any version control?
Yes. Current version in "0" that means that this is not the "final" protocol. It is highly experimental If there is enough interest, we'll be very happy to improve it according to the new requirements.
As for divergence - it might be best if you guys went and experimented for awhile and reported back to us.
This is a better answer than what you said before. I totally agree now. fulvio - This is the TCPDUMP workers list. It is archived at http://www.tcpdump.org/lists/workers/index.html To unsubscribe use mailto:tcpdump-workers-request () tcpdump org?body=unsubscribe
Current thread:
- Remote capture capabilities Invernizzi Fabrizio (Jun 04)
- Re: Remote capture capabilities Michael Richardson (Jun 05)
- RE: Remote capture capabilities Fulvio Risso (Jun 05)
- Re: Remote capture capabilities Michael Richardson (Jun 05)
- RE: Remote capture capabilities Fulvio Risso (Jun 05)
- Re: Remote capture capabilities Michael Richardson (Jun 05)
- RE: Remote capture capabilities Fulvio Risso (Jun 05)
- Re: Remote capture capabilities Michael Richardson (Jun 05)