Re: Request for DLT_ assignment: DLT_FIREWIRE

[Guy Harris <guy () alum mit edu>]

On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 3:10PM, Dieter Siegmund wrote:
> I'm open to suggestions for an alternate name.  How about:
> DLT_IP_OVER_FIREWIRE
> DLT_IP_OVER_IEEE1394
> DLT_APPLE_IP_OVER_IEEE1394
> DLT_APPLE_IP_OVER_FIREWIRE

Well, an OS could presumably provide raw GASP packets to its capture 
mechanism for IP-over-Firewire; unlike the IP_OVER_FC, where there's no 
synthetic header like the one you describe, there is a synthetic header 
in your packets.

However, if an OS does that, I'd be inclined to go with DLT_IEEE1394 or 
something such as that for it, so it doesn't bother me to just call 
that an "IP-over-Firewire" header; any of the ones you suggest are OK 
with me - if nobody expresses a preference for "Firewire" vs. "IEEE 
1394", or for whether it should say "Apple" or not, I'll pick one 
tonight and send out the name and value assignment.

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