Re: Packet direction detection from dissector level

["Anders Broman" <a.broman () telia com>]

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Skickat: den 12 februari 2010 02:31
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Ämne: [Wireshark-dev] Packet direction detection from dissector level

> Hello,
> I'm attempting to write a dissector of a protocol used by a Polish IM
> system called Gadu-Gadu. It's my first "larger" C project, so please
> don't expect results very soon, but I'll surely try to do my best. So
> far, having read the dissector developer documentation
> (README.developer) and the more general Developer's Guide, I've
> started writing and instantly stumbled upon a problem.
>
> The problem is - is there any way to know if the packet is being sent
> by the client or the server? I've encountered it because every packet
> in this protocol has a "type" field in its header, but some values
> repeat themselves and mean something else when sent by a server and
> something else when sent by a client. I'd be thankful for providing
> any solutions on how to solve this.

There is a dissector for gadu-gadu in th bugs data base
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3256
is there a solution in that one?
Regards
Anders
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