Hi folks, I'm doing a research on the protocol coverage of Wireshark. And I'd like to ask here, is there any effective way to get the hot and popular protocols up to date? Watching the bugs in Bugzilla may be an approach, but is there any possibility to get data from a widely range? such as the users who are not so professional to file a bug in Bugzilla. Or is there such a criteria to select high-demanded protocols to develop a dissector for it? Thanks in advance, I would really appreciate your answer. asked 28 Aug '13, 01:57  polerfox |
One Answer:
There is no (official) planning process for protocol support. A dissector for a new protocol is implemented
See also the answer to your other question:
and these links:
So, to answer your original question:
There is no (simple) way to get that information as there is no process in place to collect and rate information about 'new and popular' protocols. So your best source of information is https://bugs.wireshark.org and the enhancement requests there. Regards answered 28 Aug '13, 06:35  Kurt Knochner ♦ edited 28 Aug '13, 06:48 |
Hot and popular to whom? Networking people data storage Telecoms/Mobile car manufacurers Cable TV etc..etc
to add some more:
Hot and popular protocols, where? local network, internet, corporate environment, private environment, educational environment, etc.
I would think, that you have a list of protocols you need and then you check if those are covered by Wireshark.
If you don't have any protocols in mind, what is the purpose (and value) of such a research?
Hi, What I mean is, I'd like to know the criteria of selecting high-demanded protocols to develop a dissector for it. I'm trying to do the research acting as a member of Wireshark dev team, not a normal customer. So I am curious that, there must be hundreds of protocols which haven't a dissector, how can you guys collect the data (such as top 20 popular, widely-used protocols) and define the priority in the development planning process?