diff --git a/wiretap/file.c b/wiretap/file.c
index 47158af9ad..063bfb0c33 100644
--- a/wiretap/file.c
+++ b/wiretap/file.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* file.c
  *
- * $Id: file.c,v 1.32 1999/12/04 05:37:36 guy Exp $
+ * $Id: file.c,v 1.33 1999/12/04 08:32:11 guy Exp $
  *
  * Wiretap Library
  * Copyright (c) 1998 by Gilbert Ramirez <gram@verdict.uthscsa.edu>
@@ -171,6 +171,114 @@ success:
 	return wth;
 }
 
+/* Table of the file types we know about. */
+const static struct file_type_info {
+	const char *name;
+	int	(*can_dump_encap)(int, int);
+	int	(*dump_open)(wtap_dumper *, int *);
+} dump_open_table[WTAP_NUM_FILE_TYPES] = {
+	/* WTAP_FILE_UNKNOWN */
+	{ NULL,
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_WTAP */
+	{ "Wiretap (Ethereal)",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_PCAP */
+	{ "libpcap (tcpdump)",
+	  libpcap_dump_can_dump_encap, libpcap_dump_open },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_PCAP_MODIFIED */
+	{ "modified libpcap (tcpdump)",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_LANALYZER */
+	{ "Novell LANalyzer",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_NGSNIFFER */
+	{ "Network Associates Sniffer (DOS-based)",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_SNOOP */
+	{ "snoop",
+	  snoop_dump_can_dump_encap, snoop_dump_open },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_IPTRACE_1_0 */
+	{ "AIX iptrace 1.0",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_IPTRACE_2_0 */
+	{ "AIX iptrace 2.0",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_NETMON_1_x */
+	{ "Microsoft Network Monitor 1.x",
+	  netmon_dump_can_dump_encap, netmon_dump_open },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_NETMON_2_x */
+	{ "Microsoft Network Monitor 2.x",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_NETXRAY_1_0 */
+	{ "Cinco Networks NetXRay",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_NETXRAY_1_1 */
+	{ "Network Associates Sniffer (Windows-based) 1.1",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_NETXRAY_2_001 */
+	{ "Network Associates Sniffer (Windows-based) 2.001",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_RADCOM */
+	{ "RADCOM WAN/LAN analyzer",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_ASCEND */
+	{ "Lucent/Ascend access server trace",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_NETTL */
+	{ "HP-UX nettl trace",
+	  NULL, NULL },
+
+	/* WTAP_FILE_TOSHIBA */
+	{ "Toshiba Compact ISDN Router snoop trace",
+	  NULL, NULL }
+};
+
+const char *wtap_file_type_string(wtap *wth)
+{
+	if (wth->file_type < 0 || wth->file_type >= WTAP_NUM_ENCAP_TYPES) {
+		g_error("Unknown capture file type %d", wth->file_type);
+		return NULL;
+	} else
+		return dump_open_table[wth->file_type].name;
+}
+
+gboolean wtap_can_open(int filetype)
+{
+	if (filetype < 0 || filetype >= WTAP_NUM_ENCAP_TYPES
+	    || dump_open_table[filetype].dump_open == NULL)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+gboolean wtap_can_dump_encap(int filetype, int encap)
+{
+	if (filetype < 0 || filetype >= WTAP_NUM_ENCAP_TYPES
+	    || dump_open_table[filetype].can_dump_encap == NULL)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	if ((*dump_open_table[filetype].can_dump_encap)(filetype, encap) != 0)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
 
 static wtap_dumper* wtap_dump_open_common(FILE *fh, int filetype,
     int encap, int snaplen, int *err);
@@ -207,22 +315,33 @@ wtap_dumper* wtap_dump_fdopen(int fd, int filetype, int encap, int snaplen,
 	return wtap_dump_open_common(fh, filetype, encap, snaplen, err);
 }
 
-const static struct dump_type {
-	guint	type;
-	int	(*dump_open)(wtap_dumper *, int *);
-} dump_open_table[] = {
-	{ WTAP_FILE_PCAP,		libpcap_dump_open },
-	{ WTAP_FILE_SNOOP,		snoop_dump_open },
-	{ WTAP_FILE_NETMON_1_x,		netmon_dump_open },
-	{ 0,				NULL }
-};
-
 static wtap_dumper* wtap_dump_open_common(FILE *fh, int filetype, int encap,
 					int snaplen, int *err)
 {
 	wtap_dumper *wdh;
-	const struct dump_type *dtp;
 
+	if (filetype < 0 || filetype >= WTAP_NUM_ENCAP_TYPES
+	    || dump_open_table[filetype].dump_open == NULL) {
+		/* Invalid type, or type we don't know how to write. */
+		*err = WTAP_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_FILE_TYPE;
+		/* NOTE: this means the FD handed to "wtap_dump_fdopen()"
+		   will be closed if we can't write that file type. */
+		fclose(fh);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* OK, we know how to write that type; can we write the specified
+	   encapsulation type? */
+	*err = (*dump_open_table[filetype].can_dump_encap)(filetype, encap);
+	if (*err != 0) {
+		/* NOTE: this means the FD handed to "wtap_dump_fdopen()"
+		   will be closed if we can't write that encapsulation type. */
+		fclose(fh);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* OK, we can write the specified encapsulation type.  Allocate
+	   a data structure for the output stream. */
 	wdh = g_malloc(sizeof (wtap_dumper));
 	if (wdh == NULL) {
 		*err = errno;
@@ -235,24 +354,21 @@ static wtap_dumper* wtap_dump_open_common(FILE *fh, int filetype, int encap,
 	wdh->file_type = filetype;
 	wdh->snaplen = snaplen;
 	wdh->encap = encap;
-
 	wdh->private.opaque = NULL;
-	for (dtp = &dump_open_table[0]; dtp->dump_open != NULL; dtp++) {
-		if (filetype == dtp->type) {
-			if (!(*dtp->dump_open)(wdh, err)) {
-				/* The attempt failed. */
-				g_free(wdh);
-				fclose(fh);
-				return NULL;
-			}
-			return wdh;	/* success! */
-		}
+	wdh->subtype_write = NULL;
+	wdh->subtype_close = NULL;
+
+	/* Now try to open the file for writing. */
+	if (!(*dump_open_table[filetype].dump_open)(wdh, err)) {
+		/* The attempt failed. */
+		g_free(wdh);
+		/* NOTE: this means the FD handed to "wtap_dump_fdopen()"
+		   will be closed if the open fails. */
+		fclose(fh);
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	*err = WTAP_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_FILE_TYPE;
-	g_free(wdh);
-	fclose(fh);
-	return NULL;
+	return wdh;	/* success! */
 }
 
 FILE* wtap_dump_file(wtap_dumper *wdh)
@@ -270,8 +386,11 @@ gboolean wtap_dump_close(wtap_dumper *wdh, int *err)
 {
 	gboolean ret = TRUE;
 
-	if (!(wdh->subtype_close)(wdh, err))
-		ret = FALSE;
+	if (wdh->subtype_close != NULL) {
+		/* There's a close routine for this dump stream. */
+		if (!(wdh->subtype_close)(wdh, err))
+			ret = FALSE;
+	}
 	errno = WTAP_ERR_CANT_CLOSE;
 	if (fclose(wdh->fh) == EOF) {
 		if (ret) {
diff --git a/wiretap/libpcap.c b/wiretap/libpcap.c
index 550b43ddc1..85ee54d29d 100644
--- a/wiretap/libpcap.c
+++ b/wiretap/libpcap.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* libpcap.c
  *
- * $Id: libpcap.c,v 1.24 1999/12/04 05:14:38 guy Exp $
+ * $Id: libpcap.c,v 1.25 1999/12/04 08:32:13 guy Exp $
  *
  * Wiretap Library
  * Copyright (c) 1998 by Gilbert Ramirez <gram@verdict.uthscsa.edu>
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static int libpcap_read(wtap *wth, int *err);
 static void adjust_header(wtap *wth, struct pcaprec_hdr *hdr);
 static gboolean libpcap_dump(wtap_dumper *wdh, const struct wtap_pkthdr *phdr,
     const u_char *pd, int *err);
-static gboolean libpcap_dump_close(wtap_dumper *wdh, int *err);
 
 /*
  * XXX - this is a bit of a mess.  OpenBSD, and perhaps NetBSD, and
@@ -460,46 +459,49 @@ int wtap_pcap_encap_to_wtap_encap(int encap)
 	return pcap_encap[encap];
 }
 
+static const int wtap_encap[] = {
+	-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_UNKNOWN -> unsupported */
+	1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ETHERNET -> DLT_EN10MB */
+	6,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_TR -> DLT_IEEE802 */
+	8,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_SLIP -> DLT_SLIP */
+	9,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_PPP -> DLT_PPP */
+	10,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_FDDI -> DLT_FDDI */
+	10,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_FDDI_BITSWAPPED -> DLT_FDDI */
+	12,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_RAW_IP -> DLT_RAW */
+	7,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ARCNET -> DLT_ARCNET */
+	11,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ATM_RFC1483 -> DLT_ATM_RFC1483 */
+	19,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_LINUX_ATM_CLIP */
+	-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_LAPB -> unsupported*/
+	-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ATM_SNIFFER -> unsupported */
+	0		/* WTAP_ENCAP_NULL -> DLT_NULL */
+};
+#define NUM_WTAP_ENCAPS (sizeof wtap_encap / sizeof wtap_encap[0])
+
+/* Returns 0 if we could write the specified encapsulation type,
+   an error indication otherwise. */
+int libpcap_dump_can_dump_encap(int filetype, int encap)
+{
+	/* Per-packet encapsulations aren't supported. */
+	if (encap == WTAP_ENCAP_PER_PACKET)
+		return WTAP_ERR_ENCAP_PER_PACKET_UNSUPPORTED;
+
+	if (encap < 0 || encap >= NUM_WTAP_ENCAPS || wtap_encap[encap] == -1)
+		return WTAP_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ENCAP;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Returns TRUE on success, FALSE on failure; sets "*err" to an error code on
    failure */
 gboolean libpcap_dump_open(wtap_dumper *wdh, int *err)
 {
 	static const guint32 pcap_magic = PCAP_MAGIC;
 	struct pcap_hdr file_hdr;
-	static const int wtap_encap[] = {
-		-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_UNKNOWN -> unsupported */
-		1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ETHERNET -> DLT_EN10MB */
-		6,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_TR -> DLT_IEEE802 */
-		8,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_SLIP -> DLT_SLIP */
-		9,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_PPP -> DLT_PPP */
-		10,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_FDDI -> DLT_FDDI */
-		10,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_FDDI_BITSWAPPED -> DLT_FDDI */
-		12,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_RAW_IP -> DLT_RAW */
-		7,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ARCNET -> DLT_ARCNET */
-		11,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ATM_RFC1483 -> DLT_ATM_RFC1483 */
-		19,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_LINUX_ATM_CLIP */
-		-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_LAPB -> unsupported*/
-		-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ATM_SNIFFER -> unsupported */
-		0		/* WTAP_ENCAP_NULL -> DLT_NULL */
-	};
-	#define NUM_WTAP_ENCAPS (sizeof wtap_encap / sizeof wtap_encap[0])
 	int nwritten;
 
-	/* Per-packet encapsulations aren't supported. */
-	if (wdh->encap == WTAP_ENCAP_PER_PACKET) {
-		*err = WTAP_ERR_ENCAP_PER_PACKET_UNSUPPORTED;
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-
-	if (wdh->encap < 0 || wdh->encap >= NUM_WTAP_ENCAPS
-	    || wtap_encap[wdh->encap] == -1) {
-		*err = WTAP_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ENCAP;
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-
 	/* This is a libpcap file */
 	wdh->subtype_write = libpcap_dump;
-	wdh->subtype_close = libpcap_dump_close;
+	wdh->subtype_close = NULL;
 
 	/* Write the file header. */
 	nwritten = fwrite(&pcap_magic, 1, sizeof pcap_magic, wdh->fh);
@@ -560,11 +562,3 @@ static gboolean libpcap_dump(wtap_dumper *wdh, const struct wtap_pkthdr *phdr,
 	}
 	return TRUE;
 }
-
-/* Finish writing to a dump file.
-   Returns TRUE on success, FALSE on failure. */
-static gboolean libpcap_dump_close(wtap_dumper *wdh, int *err)
-{
-	/* Nothing to do here. */
-	return TRUE;
-}
diff --git a/wiretap/libpcap.h b/wiretap/libpcap.h
index cf0ead2a27..7cc0cfbda0 100644
--- a/wiretap/libpcap.h
+++ b/wiretap/libpcap.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* libpcap.h
  *
- * $Id: libpcap.h,v 1.4 1999/12/04 05:14:39 guy Exp $
+ * $Id: libpcap.h,v 1.5 1999/12/04 08:32:13 guy Exp $
  *
  * Wiretap Library
  * Copyright (c) 1998 by Gilbert Ramirez <gram@verdict.uthscsa.edu>
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@
 
 int libpcap_open(wtap *wth, int *err);
 gboolean libpcap_dump_open(wtap_dumper *wdh, int *err);
+int libpcap_dump_can_dump_encap(int filetype, int encap);
diff --git a/wiretap/netmon.c b/wiretap/netmon.c
index 6e1db29a96..0921e24a43 100644
--- a/wiretap/netmon.c
+++ b/wiretap/netmon.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* netmon.c
  *
- * $Id: netmon.c,v 1.19 1999/12/04 06:21:45 guy Exp $
+ * $Id: netmon.c,v 1.20 1999/12/04 08:32:12 guy Exp $
  *
  * Wiretap Library
  * Copyright (c) 1998 by Gilbert Ramirez <gram@verdict.uthscsa.edu>
@@ -388,22 +388,24 @@ static const int wtap_encap[] = {
 };
 #define NUM_WTAP_ENCAPS (sizeof wtap_encap / sizeof wtap_encap[0])
 
+/* Returns 0 if we could write the specified encapsulation type,
+   an error indication otherwise. */
+int netmon_dump_can_dump_encap(int filetype, int encap)
+{
+	/* Per-packet encapsulations aren't supported. */
+	if (encap == WTAP_ENCAP_PER_PACKET)
+		return WTAP_ERR_ENCAP_PER_PACKET_UNSUPPORTED;
+
+	if (encap < 0 || encap >= NUM_WTAP_ENCAPS || wtap_encap[encap] == -1)
+		return WTAP_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ENCAP;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Returns TRUE on success, FALSE on failure; sets "*err" to an error code on
    failure */
 gboolean netmon_dump_open(wtap_dumper *wdh, int *err)
 {
-	/* Per-packet encapsulations aren't supported. */
-	if (wdh->encap == WTAP_ENCAP_PER_PACKET) {
-		*err = WTAP_ERR_ENCAP_PER_PACKET_UNSUPPORTED;
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-
-	if (wdh->encap < 0 || wdh->encap >= NUM_WTAP_ENCAPS
-	    || wtap_encap[wdh->encap] == -1) {
-		*err = WTAP_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ENCAP;
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-
 	/* This is a netmon file */
 	wdh->subtype_write = netmon_dump;
 	wdh->subtype_close = netmon_dump_close;
diff --git a/wiretap/netmon.h b/wiretap/netmon.h
index 468d6775ad..0efd7abe7d 100644
--- a/wiretap/netmon.h
+++ b/wiretap/netmon.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* netmon.h
  *
- * $Id: netmon.h,v 1.3 1999/12/04 05:14:39 guy Exp $
+ * $Id: netmon.h,v 1.4 1999/12/04 08:32:12 guy Exp $
  *
  * Wiretap Library
  * Copyright (c) 1998 by Gilbert Ramirez <gram@verdict.uthscsa.edu>
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@
 
 int netmon_open(wtap *wth, int *err);
 gboolean netmon_dump_open(wtap_dumper *wdh, int *err);
+int netmon_dump_can_dump_encap(int filetype, int encap);
diff --git a/wiretap/snoop.c b/wiretap/snoop.c
index 0a36c3a8a3..b7fea213a6 100644
--- a/wiretap/snoop.c
+++ b/wiretap/snoop.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* snoop.c
  *
- * $Id: snoop.c,v 1.19 1999/12/04 05:14:39 guy Exp $
+ * $Id: snoop.c,v 1.20 1999/12/04 08:32:12 guy Exp $
  *
  * Wiretap Library
  * Copyright (c) 1998 by Gilbert Ramirez <gram@verdict.uthscsa.edu>
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ struct snooprec_hdr {
 static int snoop_read(wtap *wth, int *err);
 static gboolean snoop_dump(wtap_dumper *wdh, const struct wtap_pkthdr *phdr,
     const u_char *pd, int *err);
-static gboolean snoop_dump_close(wtap_dumper *wdh, int *err);
 
 /*
  * See
@@ -350,45 +349,48 @@ static int snoop_read(wtap *wth, int *err)
 	return data_offset;
 }
 
+static const int wtap_encap[] = {
+	-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_UNKNOWN -> unsupported */
+	0x04,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ETHERNET -> DL_ETHER */
+	0x02,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_TR -> DL_TPR */
+	-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_SLIP -> unsupported */
+	-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_PPP -> unsupported */
+	0x08,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_FDDI -> DL_FDDI */
+	0x08,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_FDDI_BITSWAPPED -> DL_FDDI */
+	-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_RAW_IP -> unsupported */
+	-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ARCNET -> unsupported */
+	-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ATM_RFC1483 -> unsupported */
+	-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_LINUX_ATM_CLIP -> unsupported */
+	-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_LAPB -> unsupported*/
+	-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ATM_SNIFFER -> unsupported */
+	0		/* WTAP_ENCAP_NULL -> DLT_NULL */
+};
+#define NUM_WTAP_ENCAPS (sizeof wtap_encap / sizeof wtap_encap[0])
+
+/* Returns 0 if we could write the specified encapsulation type,
+   an error indication otherwise. */
+int snoop_dump_can_dump_encap(int filetype, int encap)
+{
+	/* Per-packet encapsulations aren't supported. */
+	if (encap == WTAP_ENCAP_PER_PACKET)
+		return WTAP_ERR_ENCAP_PER_PACKET_UNSUPPORTED;
+
+	if (encap < 0 || encap >= NUM_WTAP_ENCAPS || wtap_encap[encap] == -1)
+		return WTAP_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ENCAP;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Returns TRUE on success, FALSE on failure; sets "*err" to an error code on
    failure */
 gboolean snoop_dump_open(wtap_dumper *wdh, int *err)
 {
 	struct snoop_hdr file_hdr;
-	static const int wtap_encap[] = {
-		-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_UNKNOWN -> unsupported */
-		0x04,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ETHERNET -> DL_ETHER */
-		0x02,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_TR -> DL_TPR */
-		-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_SLIP -> unsupported */
-		-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_PPP -> unsupported */
-		0x08,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_FDDI -> DL_FDDI */
-		0x08,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_FDDI_BITSWAPPED -> DL_FDDI */
-		-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_RAW_IP -> unsupported */
-		-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ARCNET -> unsupported */
-		-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ATM_RFC1483 -> unsupported */
-		-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_LINUX_ATM_CLIP -> unsupported */
-		-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_LAPB -> unsupported*/
-		-1,		/* WTAP_ENCAP_ATM_SNIFFER -> unsupported */
-		0		/* WTAP_ENCAP_NULL -> DLT_NULL */
-	};
-	#define NUM_WTAP_ENCAPS (sizeof wtap_encap / sizeof wtap_encap[0])
 	int nwritten;
 
-	/* Per-packet encapsulations aren't supported. */
-	if (wdh->encap == WTAP_ENCAP_PER_PACKET) {
-		*err = WTAP_ERR_ENCAP_PER_PACKET_UNSUPPORTED;
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-
-	if (wdh->encap < 0 || wdh->encap >= NUM_WTAP_ENCAPS
-	    || wtap_encap[wdh->encap] == -1) {
-		*err = WTAP_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ENCAP;
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-
 	/* This is a snoop file */
 	wdh->subtype_write = snoop_dump;
-	wdh->subtype_close = snoop_dump_close;
+	wdh->subtype_close = NULL;
 
 	/* Write the file header. */
 	nwritten = fwrite(&snoop_magic, 1, sizeof snoop_magic, wdh->fh);
@@ -467,11 +469,3 @@ static gboolean snoop_dump(wtap_dumper *wdh, const struct wtap_pkthdr *phdr,
 	}
 	return TRUE;
 }
-
-/* Finish writing to a dump file.
-   Returns TRUE on success, FALSE on failure. */
-static gboolean snoop_dump_close(wtap_dumper *wdh, int *err)
-{
-	/* Nothing to do here. */
-	return TRUE;
-}
diff --git a/wiretap/snoop.h b/wiretap/snoop.h
index a740d1b62c..4e104da02f 100644
--- a/wiretap/snoop.h
+++ b/wiretap/snoop.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* snoop.h
  *
- * $Id: snoop.h,v 1.4 1999/12/04 05:14:39 guy Exp $
+ * $Id: snoop.h,v 1.5 1999/12/04 08:32:13 guy Exp $
  *
  * Wiretap Library
  * Copyright (c) 1998 by Gilbert Ramirez <gram@verdict.uthscsa.edu>
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@
 
 int snoop_open(wtap *wth, int *err);
 gboolean snoop_dump_open(wtap_dumper *wdh, int *err);
+int snoop_dump_can_dump_encap(int filetype, int encap);
diff --git a/wiretap/wtap.c b/wiretap/wtap.c
index c141bb9693..85afa247d4 100644
--- a/wiretap/wtap.c
+++ b/wiretap/wtap.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* wtap.c
  *
- * $Id: wtap.c,v 1.31 1999/11/26 17:57:14 gram Exp $
+ * $Id: wtap.c,v 1.32 1999/12/04 08:32:13 guy Exp $
  *
  * Wiretap Library
  * Copyright (c) 1998 by Gilbert Ramirez <gram@verdict.uthscsa.edu>
@@ -57,66 +57,6 @@ int wtap_file_encap(wtap *wth)
 	return wth->file_encap;
 }
 
-const char *wtap_file_type_string(wtap *wth)
-{
-	switch (wth->file_type) {
-		case WTAP_FILE_WTAP:
-			return "wiretap";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_PCAP:
-			return "pcap";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_PCAP_MODIFIED:
-			return "pcap-modified";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_LANALYZER:
-			return "Novell LANalyzer";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_NGSNIFFER:
-			return "Network Associates Sniffer (DOS-based)";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_SNOOP:
-			return "snoop";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_IPTRACE_1_0:
-			return "AIX iptrace 1.0";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_IPTRACE_2_0:
-			return "AIX iptrace 2.0";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_NETMON_1_x:
-			return "Microsoft Network Monitor 1.x";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_NETMON_2_x:
-			return "Microsoft Network Monitor 2.x";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_NETXRAY_1_0:
-			return "Cinco Networks NetXRay";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_NETXRAY_1_1:
-			return "Network Associates Sniffer (Windows-based) 1.1";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_NETXRAY_2_001:
-			return "Network Associates Sniffer (Windows-based) 2.001";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_RADCOM:
-			return "RADCOM WAN/LAN analyzer";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_ASCEND:
-			return "Lucent/Ascend access server trace";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_NETTL:
-			return "HP-UX nettl trace";
-
-		case WTAP_FILE_TOSHIBA:
-			return "Toshiba Compact ISDN Router snoop trace";
-
-		default:
-			g_error("Unknown capture file type %d", wth->file_type);
-			return NULL;
-	}
-}
-
 static const char *wtap_errlist[] = {
 	"The file isn't a plain file",
 	"The file isn't a capture file in a known format",
diff --git a/wiretap/wtap.h b/wiretap/wtap.h
index 721f2701bd..58883ab1b3 100644
--- a/wiretap/wtap.h
+++ b/wiretap/wtap.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* wtap.h
  *
- * $Id: wtap.h,v 1.51 1999/12/04 05:22:21 guy Exp $
+ * $Id: wtap.h,v 1.52 1999/12/04 08:32:14 guy Exp $
  *
  * Wiretap Library
  * Copyright (c) 1998 by Gilbert Ramirez <gram@verdict.uthscsa.edu>
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@
 #define WTAP_FILE_NETTL				16
 #define WTAP_FILE_TOSHIBA			17
 
+/* last WTAP_FILE_ value + 1 */
+#define WTAP_NUM_FILE_TYPES			18
+
 /*
  * Maximum packet size we'll support.
  */
@@ -385,6 +388,8 @@ void wtap_close(wtap *wth);
 int wtap_seek_read (int file_type, FILE *fh, int seek_off, guint8 *pd, int len);
 int wtap_def_seek_read (FILE *fh, int seek_off, guint8 *pd, int len);
 
+gboolean wtap_dump_can_open(int filetype);
+gboolean wtap_dump_can_write_encap(int filetype, int encap);
 wtap_dumper* wtap_dump_open(const char *filename, int filetype, int encap,
 	int snaplen, int *err);
 wtap_dumper* wtap_dump_fdopen(int fd, int filetype, int encap, int snaplen,