ntop / ntop/nProbe

Nprobe is not able to read the 802.1ah header infront of a 802.1q tag.

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Description

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ntop see the sflow headers, but the 802.1ah header proceed the 802.1q header, and appears to keep us from seeing the flow data.

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the reported packet layout with an 802.1ah header before an 802.1q tag and inspect nProbe's packet parsing path; done means the flow data is recognized despite the header order.

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Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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