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Re: PCAP file questions...


From: Michael Richardson <mcr () sandelman ca>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:03:17 -0500


"Guy" == Guy Harris <guy () alum mit edu> writes:
    Guy> A pcap file has *one* file header followed by a sequence of
    Guy> zero or more packets, each with a packet record header.  A file
    Guy> header is not a valid packet record header, so that wouldn't
    Guy> work for *any* number of packets.

    Guy> As per my mail, what's needed is a routine that doesn't write
    Guy> the file header.

PS: this property (one file header at the beginning), we consider a bug,
    and pcap-ng awaits integration... "send code"

-- 
Michael Richardson
-on the road-
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