diff --git a/PacketParser.cpp b/PacketParser.cpp
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+/*
+ *  $Id: PacketParser.cpp 54 2008-01-10 00:24:52Z mbroeker $
+ * $URL: http://localhost/svn/cpp/qMonitor/trunk/PacketParser.cpp $
+ */
+
+#include <PacketParser.h>
+#include <iomanip>
+
+PacketParser::PacketParser (int tm)
+:PacketReader (tm)
+{
+    protocol = IPPROTO_IP;
+    port = 0;
+}
+
+PacketParser::PacketParser (std::string filename)
+:  PacketReader (filename)
+{
+    protocol = IPPROTO_IP;
+    port = 0;
+}
+
+PacketParser::~PacketParser ()
+{
+}
+
+std::string PacketParser::getProtocol (int i)
+{
+    proto = getprotobynumber (i);
+    return ((proto != NULL) ? proto->p_name : "unknown");
+}
+
+std::string PacketParser::getPacket ()
+{
+    if (port != 0)
+        if ((sport != port) && (dport != port))
+            return "";
+
+    return str;
+}
+
+void PacketParser::setPort (unsigned short p)
+{
+    port = p;
+}
+
+void PacketParser::setProtocol (int proto)
+{
+    protocol = proto;
+}
+
+std::string PacketParser::read ()
+{
+    std::ostringstream s;
+    struct iphdr *iph;
+    struct tcphdr *tcph;
+    struct udphdr *udph;
+
+    struct in_addr src;
+    struct in_addr dst;
+
+    int size = 0;
+
+    uint i;
+
+    str = PacketReader::read ();
+
+    iph = (struct iphdr *)(str.c_str () + sizeof (struct ethhdr));
+
+    switch (iph->protocol) {
+    case IPPROTO_TCP:
+        size = sizeof (tcphdr);
+        break;
+    case IPPROTO_UDP:
+        size = sizeof (udphdr);
+        break;
+    case IPPROTO_ICMP:
+        size = sizeof (icmphdr);
+        break;
+    case IPPROTO_IP:
+        size += (sizeof (ethhdr) + sizeof (iphdr));
+        break;
+    default:
+        size += (sizeof (ethhdr) + sizeof (iphdr));
+    }
+
+    src.s_addr = (iph->saddr);
+    dst.s_addr = (iph->daddr);
+
+    dhost = inet_ntoa (dst);
+    shost = inet_ntoa (src);
+
+    s.str () = "";
+
+    if (protocol != iph->protocol) {
+        switch (protocol) {
+        case IPPROTO_IP:
+            /*
+             * filter the content later
+             */
+            break;
+
+        case IPPROTO_RAW:
+            for (i = size; i < str.length (); i++) {
+                if (!isgraph (str[i]))
+                    s << ".";
+                else
+                    s << str[i];
+            }
+            return s.str ();
+            break;
+        default:
+            /*
+             * discard packet
+             */
+            return s.str ();
+        }
+    }
+
+    switch (iph->protocol) {
+    case IPPROTO_IP:
+        s << getProtocol (iph->protocol) << " " << std::setw (15) << shost << " ==> " << std::setw (15) << dhost;
+        break;
+
+    case IPPROTO_ICMP:
+        s << getProtocol (iph->protocol) << " " << std::setw (15) << shost << " ==> " << std::setw (15) << dhost;
+
+        break;
+
+    case IPPROTO_TCP:
+        tcph = (struct tcphdr *)(str.c_str () + sizeof (struct ethhdr) + sizeof (struct iphdr));
+
+        sport = ntohs (tcph->source);
+        dport = ntohs (tcph->dest);
+
+        s << getProtocol (iph->protocol) << " "
+            << std::setw (15) << shost << ":" << std::setw (5) << sport
+            << " ==> " << std::setw (15) << dhost << ":" << std::setw (5) << dport;
+
+        if (tcph->urg)
+            s << (" urg ");
+        if (tcph->ack) {
+            s << (" ack ") << ntohl (tcph->ack_seq);
+        }
+        if (tcph->psh)
+            s << (" psh ");
+        if (tcph->rst)
+            s << (" rst ");
+        if (tcph->syn) {
+            s << (" syn ") << ntohl (tcph->seq);
+        }
+        if (tcph->fin)
+            s << (" fin ");
+
+        break;
+
+    case IPPROTO_UDP:
+        udph = (struct udphdr *)(str.c_str () + sizeof (struct ethhdr) + sizeof (struct iphdr));
+
+        sport = ntohs (udph->source);
+        dport = ntohs (udph->dest);
+
+        s << getProtocol (iph->protocol) << " "
+            << std::setw (15) << shost << ":" << std::setw (5) << sport
+            << " ==> " << std::setw (15) << dhost << ":" << std::setw (5) << dport;
+
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        s << getProtocol (iph->protocol);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    if (port != 0)
+        if ((sport != port) && (dport != port))
+            s.str ("");
+
+    return (s.str ());
+}