[GH-ISSUE #1028] Protocol description? #816

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opened 2026-05-05 07:10:43 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 4 comments

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Originally created by @quintilation on GitHub (Jan 18, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1028

I cannot find the wire message protocol documentation

I am interested in porting barrier to plan9.
There is an old synergy client for plan9 which I think could be
used as the basis of a new barrier port.

I believe barrier has a different greeting string from synergy but
what other changes have been made in the protocol?

Thanks for any help,

-Steve

Originally created by @quintilation on GitHub (Jan 18, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1028 I cannot find the wire message protocol documentation I am interested in porting barrier to plan9. There is an old synergy client for plan9 which I think could be used as the basis of a new barrier port. I believe barrier has a different greeting string from synergy but what other changes have been made in the protocol? Thanks for any help, -Steve

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2026-05-05 07:10:45 -06:00

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@r-c-f commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2021):

The change in greeting string is the only notable change, everything else is identical

@r-c-f commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2021): The change in greeting string is the only notable change, everything else is identical

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:10:46 -06:00

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@quintilation commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2021):

thank you.

one more question if i may?

can i rely on wireshark's dissector for the protocol, or is it out of date?

when I try using it I see errors on both synergy and barrier messages
(rather than my own) reported by wireshark which makes me very suspicious.

-Steve

@quintilation commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2021): thank you. one more question if i may? can i rely on wireshark's dissector for the protocol, or is it out of date? when I try using it I see errors on both synergy and barrier messages (rather than my own) reported by wireshark which makes me very suspicious. -Steve

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:10:47 -06:00

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@r-c-f commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2021):

I had similar issues when trying to work out the protocol. It should not be relied upon.

@r-c-f commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2021): I had similar issues when trying to work out the protocol. It should not be relied upon.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:10:48 -06:00

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@quintilation commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2021):

thank you

@quintilation commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2021): thank you