Re: [Ethereal-users] Skinny Capture!

[Joerg Mayer <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, May 03, 2003 at 03:45:54AM -0500, Sarbeswsar Mohapatra wrote:
> I tried to compare with the H.225, where TPKT header is added for
> version and length information and there we do not need to flip the byte
> order. 
> 
> So Why the byte order has to be flipped here in case of SKINNY to make
> it work.

Hmm, maybe because they send their data in network byte order (no, I
haven't checked the specs, just guessing). It's up to the procotol's
inventors on which end to cut open their breakfast egg.

 Ciao
       Jörg

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Joerg Mayer                                           <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx>
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