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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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-Use this section to encode all document information
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-->
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Ethereal Info
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<!ENTITY EtherealCurrentVersion "0.99.0">
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]>
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<article>
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<title>Ethereal &EtherealCurrentVersion; Release Notes</title>
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<section id="WhatIs"><title>What is Ethereal?</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><title>Bug Fixes</title>
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<para>
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The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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The XXXXXX dissector could crash.
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<!-- Fixed in r#####, r##### -->
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<!-- Bug IDs: ### -->
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Versions affected: 0.99.0.
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<!-- Coverity bugs (r17489 and above) -->
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Under a grant funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
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<ulink url="http://www.coverity.com">Coverity</ulink> has uncovered
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a number of vulnerabilities in Wireshark:
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<itemizedlist>
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<!-- CID 1 - 149: Fixed for 0.99.0 -->
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<!-- CID 150: Post-0.99.0 -->
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<listitem><para>
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XXXX feature could crash Ethereal.
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<!-- Fixed in r##### -->
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<!-- Bug IDs: None -->
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<!-- Coverity CID ### -->
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Versions affected: 0.9.16.
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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><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 the last release:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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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><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><title>Updated Protocol Support</title> <para>
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</para>
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</section>
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<section><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="GettingEthereal"><title>Getting Ethereal</title>
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<section><title>Microsoft Windows</title>
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<para>
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Download ethereal-setup-&EtherealCurrentVersion;.exe from the
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<ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com/distribution/win32/">Windows
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download area</ulink> on the main web site. Double-click the
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installer executable.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section><title>Sun Solaris</title>
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<para>
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Download the appropriate package from the
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<ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com/distribution/solaris/">Solaris
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download area</ulink> on the main web site. Uncompress the package
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using bzip2, and install it using pkgadd.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section><title>Source Code</title>
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<para>
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Download ethereal-&EtherealCurrentVersion;.tar.gz from the
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<ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com/distribution/">main
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download area</ulink> on the web site. Extract the package
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using tar and gzip. Run "configure ; make ; make install".
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</para>
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</section>
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<section><title>Vendor-supplied Packages</title>
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<para>
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Most Linux and Unix vendors supply their own Ethereal packages.
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You can install or upgrade Ethereal 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 <ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com/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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<!-- XXX needs to be written
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<section id="RemovingEthereal"><title>Removing Ethereal</title>
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<para>
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</para>
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</section>
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-->
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<section id="FileLocations"><title>File Locations</title>
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<para>
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Ethereal and Tethereal 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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On Windows systems the packet list scroll bar can sometimes disappear
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or become unusable. Until the problem is fixed you can work around it
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by resizing the packet list or the main window.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.ethereal.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=220">Bug
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#220</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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The <guibutton>Filter</guibutton> button is nonfunctional in the
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file dialogs under Windows.
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</para>
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<para>
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Trying to save flow data may crash Ethereal.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.ethereal.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=396">Bug
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#396</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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It may not be possible to re-order coloring rules under Windows.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.ethereal.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=699">Bug
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#699</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Multiple tap interfaces may cause a crash under FreeBSD.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.ethereal.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=757">Bug
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#757</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Ethereal may crash while viewing TCP streams.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.ethereal.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=852">Bug
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#852</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 ethereal-users mailing list.
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Subscription information and archives for all of Ethereal's mailing
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lists can be found on <ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com/lists/">the
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web site</ulink>. There is also an <ulink url="irc://irc.freenode.net/ethereal">IRC channel dedicated to Ethereal</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.etherealsoft.com/">Ethereal Software</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.ethereal.com/faq.html">Ethereal web site</ulink>.
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</para>
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</section>
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</article>
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