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270 lines
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<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [
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DOCUMENT SECTION
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<!--
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Wireshark Info
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<!ENTITY WiresharkCurrentVersion "1.3.3">
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]>
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<article>
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<title>Wireshark &WiresharkCurrentVersion; Release Notes</title>
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<section id="WhatIs"><title>What is Wireshark?</title>
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<para>
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Wireshark is the world's most popular network protocol analyzer. It
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is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development, and education.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="WhatsNew"><title>What's New</title>
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<section id="BugFixes"><title>Bug Fixes</title>
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<para>
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The following vulnerabilities have been fixed. See the
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<ulink url="http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-02.html">security advisory</ulink> for details and a workaround.
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The NetFlow dissector could run off with your dog, crash your truck,
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and write a country music song about the experience.
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<!-- Fixed in r????? -->
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<!-- (Bug <ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=????">????</ulink>) -->
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</para>
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<para>Versions affected: 0.99.5 to 1.0.8</para>
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<para>
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<!-- <ulink url="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-????">CVE-2007-????</ulink> -->
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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The following bugs have been fixed:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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Wireshark could crash without warning.
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="NewFeatures"><title>New and Updated Features</title>
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<para>
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The following features are new (or have been significantly updated)
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since version 1.2:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The packet list internals have been rewritten and are now more
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efficient.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Python scripting support has been added.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Capturing from pipes on Windows has been improved.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Many memory leaks have been fixed.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Wireshark no longer supports Windows 2000. Please use
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Wireshark 1.2 or 1.0 on those systems.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Packtets can now be ignored (excluded from dissection), similar to
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the way they can be marked.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="NewProtocols"><title>New Protocol Support</title>
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<para>
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="UpdatedProtocols"><title>Updated Protocol Support</title> <para>
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="NewCapture"><title>New and Updated Capture File Support</title>
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<para>
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</para>
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</section>
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</section>
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<section id="GettingWireshark"><title>Getting Wireshark</title>
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<para>
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Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from
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<ulink url="http://www.wireshark.org/download.html">http://www.wireshark.org/download.html</ulink>.
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</para>
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<section id="VendorPackages"><title>Vendor-supplied Packages</title>
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<para>
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Most Linux and Unix vendors supply their own Wireshark packages.
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You can usually install or upgrade Wireshark using the package management
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system specific to that platform. A list of third-party packages
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can be found on the
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<ulink url="http://www.wireshark.org/download.html#otherplat">download page</ulink> on the Wireshark web site.
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</para>
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</section>
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</section>
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<section id="RemovingWireshark"><title>Removing Wireshark</title>
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<para>
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="FileLocations"><title>File Locations</title>
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<para>
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Wireshark and TShark look in several different locations for
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preference files, plugins, SNMP MIBS, and RADIUS dictionaries.
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These locations vary from platform to platform. You can use
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About->Folders to find the default locations on your system.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="KnownProblems"><title>Known Problems</title>
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<para>
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Wireshark may appear offscreen on multi-monitor Windows systems.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=553">Bug
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553</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Wireshark might make your system disassociate from a wireless network
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on OS X.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1315">Bug
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1315</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1419">Bug
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1419</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Wireshark is unable to decrypt WPA group keys.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1420">Bug
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1420</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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The BER dissector might infinitely loop.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516">Bug
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1516</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Wireshark can't dynamically update the packet list. This means that host
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name resolutions above a certain response time threshold won't show up in
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the packet list.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1605">Bug
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1605</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Capture filters aren't applied when capturing from named pipes.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1814">Bug
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1814</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Wireshark might freeze when reading from a pipe.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2082">Bug
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2082</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Capturing from named pipes might be delayed on Windows.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2200">Bug
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2200</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Filtering tshark captures with display filters (-R) no longer works.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2234">Bug
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2234</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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The 64-bit Windows installer does not ship with the same libraries as the
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32-bit installer.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3610">Bug
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3610</ulink>)
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="GettingHelp"><title>Getting Help</title>
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<para>
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Community support is available on the wireshark-users mailing list.
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Subscription information and archives for all of Wireshark's mailing
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lists can be found on <ulink url="http://www.wireshark.org/lists/">the
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web site</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Commercial support, training, and development services are available
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from <ulink url="http://www.cacetech.com/">CACE Technologies</ulink>.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="FAQ"><title>Frequently Asked Questions</title>
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<para>
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A complete FAQ is available on the
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<ulink url="http://www.wireshark.org/faq.html">Wireshark web site</ulink>.
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</para>
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</section>
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</article>
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