diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml index e7475cd004..61658be01e 100644 --- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml +++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml @@ -296,10 +296,20 @@
Output File Formats - The following file formats can be saved by Wireshark, - so other capture tools can read the capture data from: + Wireshark can save the packet data in it's "native" file format (libpcap) and + in the file formats of some other protocol analyzers, so other tools can read + the capture data. + + Warning! + + The conversion to a different file format may reduce the time stamp accuracy, + see the for details. + + + + The following file formats can be saved by Wireshark: - libpcap (tcpdump) + libpcap, tcpdump and various other tools using tcpdump's capture format Novell LANalyzer Network Associates Sniffer Sun snoop @@ -310,10 +320,13 @@ HP-UX's nettl - + + If the above tools will be more helpful than Wireshark is a different question ;-) + + Note! - Other protocol analyzers may require that the file has a certain suffix - in order to read the files you generate with Wireshark, e.g.: + Other protocol analyzers than Wireshark may require that the file has a + certain suffix in order to read the files you generate with Wireshark, e.g.: ".DMP" for Tcpdump/libpcap