[linux-dvb] Re: dvb and dvb0_0 network device

[Johannes Stezenbach <js@convergence.de>]

dvb@cristalys.com wrote:
> 
> 
>    i finally found my problem , in fact i had a problem in my mpeg packet
> 
>    When you send IP data over mpeg packet you need to have a POINTER FIELD
>  
>    byte ( 0x00 ) between the header and the payload :
> 
> --------|----------|-----------------------------------------|
> |HEADER |  PF 0x00 |  PAYLOAD... MPE and IP datagram ........|
> --------|----------|-----------------------------------------|

That's not specific to IP data, it applies to all section data
when the payload_unit_start_indicator is set.

Why does dvbsnoop give you valid section output if this field is
missing?

Johannes