Re: VCCT and CA sniffer

[Rolf Keitel <rolf@triumf.ca>]

We are craving for better network diagnostics. My reply is just like 
Matthieu's.  I don't want to send a cheque yet, but wouldn't mind to 
contribute.  - rolf -

Matthieu Bec wrote:
> Hi Ned,
>
> Could we get a bit more description, maybe a draft from Cosylab what 
> the plugin could possibly do? It sounds very interesting.
>
> Regards,
> Matthieu
>
> Ernest L. Williams Jr. wrote:
> > On Fri, 2006-08-18 at 14:59 -0400, Matt Bickley wrote:
> > > Ned Arnold wrote:
> > > > All -
> > > >
> > > > COSYLAB is interested in adding Channel Access support to Ethereal 
> > > > (an open source protocol sniffer) ... for a small fee of course.  
> > > > I'd like some feedback on whether this seems useful ... and how 
> > > > much your institution would be willing to pitch in.
> > > >
> > > > It would be one way to feel a little more independent and confident 
> > > > in one's ability to investigate site-specific communication 
> > > > anomalies, so it has a real payback for your project.
> > > >
> > > > Send comments <and checks> to tech-talk.
> > > We already use ethereal, and it has been very helpful for us
> > > in diagnosing network issues and in making us aware of poorly
> > > behaving clients.  You have to wade through a lot of
> > > extraneous traffic to find the CA-relevant, however.  If
> > > ethereal had CA support, the tool would be easier to use by
> > > anyone, not just network protocol experts.
> > What we have done is to create some nice filters using ethereal to pick
> > out the EPICS CA TCP and UDP traffic.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ernest


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