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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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<!--
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Wireshark Info
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-->
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<!ENTITY WiresharkCurrentVersion "1.7.0">
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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 bugs have been fixed:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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The 64-bit Windows installer now supports OID-to-name resolution.
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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 1.6:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Wireshark supports capturing from multiple interfaces at once.
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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, TShark, and their associated utilities now save files
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using the pcap-ng file format by default. (Your copy of Wireshark
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might still use the pcap file format if pcap-ng is disabled in
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your preferences.)
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Decryption key management for IEEE 802.11, IPsec, and ISAKMP
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is now easier.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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OID resolution is now supported on 64-bit Windows.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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TCP fast retransmissions are now indicated as an expert info note,
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rather than a warning, just as TCP retransmissions are.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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TCP window updates are no longer colorized as "Bad TCP".
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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#thirdparty">download page</ulink>
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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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-->
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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 might make your system disassociate from a wireless network
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on OS X 10.4.
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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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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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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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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 support Kerberos decryption.
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(<ulink url="http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Win64">Win64
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development page</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Application crash when changing real-time option.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4035">Bug
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4035</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Hex pane display issue after startup.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4056">Bug
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4056</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Packet list rows are oversized.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4357">Bug
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4357</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Summary pane selected frame highlighting not maintained.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4445">Bug
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4445</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Wireshark and TShark will display incorrect delta times in some cases.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5356">Bug
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4985</ulink>
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and
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<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5356">bug
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5580</ulink>)
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</para>
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<para>
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Character echo pauses in Capture Filter field in Capture Options.
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(<ulink url="http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5356">Bug
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5356</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
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<ulink url="http://ask.wireshark.org/">Wireshark's Q&A site</ulink>
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and 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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Training is available from
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<ulink url="http://www.wiresharktraining.com/">Wireshark University</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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