Setting a field in header of a protocol as optional in Wireshark?
I am an absolute newbie when it comes to Wireshark development. I just started making a protocol dissector in C, but the protocol that I am dissecting has many different types of messages and their headers differs in just one field, can I set that field to be optional in any way? If that cannot be done, what are the options to make such a dissector?
Just for reference, I am making a dissector that works on a protocol that sends FIX messages.
c networking wireshark wireshark-dissector
asked Nov 15 '18 at 2:40
Dharmang BhavsarDharmang Bhavsar
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I am an absolute newbie when it comes to Wireshark development. I just started making a protocol dissector in C, but the protocol that I am dissecting has many different types of messages and their headers differs in just one field, can I set that field to be optional in any way? If that cannot be done, what are the options to make such a dissector?
Just for reference, I am making a dissector that works on a protocol that sends FIX messages.
c networking wireshark wireshark-dissector
asked Nov 15 '18 at 2:40
Dharmang BhavsarDharmang Bhavsar
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add a comment |
I am an absolute newbie when it comes to Wireshark development. I just started making a protocol dissector in C, but the protocol that I am dissecting has many different types of messages and their headers differs in just one field, can I set that field to be optional in any way? If that cannot be done, what are the options to make such a dissector?
Just for reference, I am making a dissector that works on a protocol that sends FIX messages.
c networking wireshark wireshark-dissector
asked Nov 15 '18 at 2:40
Dharmang BhavsarDharmang Bhavsar
313
I am an absolute newbie when it comes to Wireshark development. I just started making a protocol dissector in C, but the protocol that I am dissecting has many different types of messages and their headers differs in just one field, can I set that field to be optional in any way? If that cannot be done, what are the options to make such a dissector?
Just for reference, I am making a dissector that works on a protocol that sends FIX messages.
c networking wireshark wireshark-dissector
c networking wireshark wireshark-dissector
asked Nov 15 '18 at 2:40
Dharmang BhavsarDharmang Bhavsar
313
asked Nov 15 '18 at 2:40
Dharmang BhavsarDharmang Bhavsar
313
asked Nov 15 '18 at 2:40
Dharmang BhavsarDharmang Bhavsar
313
asked Nov 15 '18 at 2:40
Dharmang BhavsarDharmang Bhavsar
313
asked Nov 15 '18 at 2:40
Dharmang BhavsarDharmang Bhavsar
313
313
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