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author | Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws@gmail.com> | 2014-10-28 11:15:57 -0400 |
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committer | Anders Broman <a.broman58@gmail.com> | 2014-10-28 15:38:53 +0000 |
commit | bab44ad3dcb653821dce345b01e3c74ef698884b (patch) | |
tree | f7b9a4aa2915f6c3d1d4d537a5718b39c99b273b | |
parent | 0011fc4b240ca7279b3f1b4ff4d5a1ca55b16cc7 (diff) |
Add some new features to the list and regenerate NEWS.
Change-Id: I8d0897e63b44c8077b7488b8c8b7a3df0adf37a1
Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/4971
Reviewed-by: Anders Broman <a.broman58@gmail.com>
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-rw-r--r-- | docbook/release-notes.asciidoc | 5 |
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@@ -1,55 +1,63 @@ - Wireshark 1.99.0 Release Notes + Wireshark 1.99.1 Release Notes - This is an experimental release intended to test new features - for Wireshark 2.0. - __________________________________________________________ + This is an experimental release intended to test new features for + Wireshark 2.0. + __________________________________________________________________ What is Wireshark? - Wireshark is the world's most popular network protocol - analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development - and education. - __________________________________________________________ + Wireshark is the world's most popular network protocol analyzer. It is + used for troubleshooting, analysis, development and education. + __________________________________________________________________ What's New New and Updated Features - The following features are new (or have been significantly - updated) since version 1.12.0: - * The I/O Graph in the Gtk+ UI now supports an unlimited - number of data points (up from 100k). - * TShark now resets its state when changing files in - ring-buffer mode. + The following features are new (or have been significantly updated) + since version 1.99.0: + * Qt port: + + You can now show and hide toolbars and major widgets using the + View menu. + + You can now set the time display format and precision. + + The byte view widget is much faster, particularly when + selecting large reassembled packets. + + Hovering over a byte-view field causes the field to be + highlighted and a description to be shown in the status bar. + + An Italian translation has been added. + + The following features are new (or have been significantly updated) + since version 1.12.0: + * The I/O Graph in the Gtk+ UI now supports an unlimited number of + data points (up from 100k). + * TShark now resets its state when changing files in ring-buffer + mode. * Expert Info severities can now be configured. - * Wireshark now supports external capture interfaces. - External capture interfaces can be anything from a - tcpdump-over-ssh pipe to a program that captures from - proprietary or non-standard hardware. This functionality is - not available in the Qt UI yet. + * Wireshark now supports external capture interfaces. External + capture interfaces can be anything from a tcpdump-over-ssh pipe to + a program that captures from proprietary or non-standard hardware. + This functionality is not available in the Qt UI yet. * Qt port: - + The Qt UI is now the default (program name is - wireshark). + + The Qt UI is now the default (program name is wireshark). + A Polish translation has been added. + The Interfaces dialog has been added. - + The interface list is now updated when interfaces - appear or disappear. - + The Conversations and Endpoints dialogs have been - added. + + The interface list is now updated when interfaces appear or + disappear. + + The Conversations and Endpoints dialogs have been added. + A Japanese translation has been added. - + It is now possible to manage remote capture - interfaces. + + It is now possible to manage remote capture interfaces. + Windows: taskbar progress support has been added. + Most toolbar actions are in place and work. + More command line options are now supported New Protocol Support - ceph, corosync/totemnet, corosync/totemsrp, CP "Cooper" 2179, - Dynamic Source Routing (RFC 4728), Generic Network - Virtualization Encapsulation (Geneve), IPMI Trace, iSER, - KNXnetIP, OptoMMP, S7 Communication, and Stateless Transport - Tunneling + (LISP) TCP Control Message, AllJoyn Reliable Datagram Protocol, Android + ADB, Android Logcat text, ceph, corosync/totemnet, corosync/totemsrp, + Couchbase, CP "Cooper" 2179, Dynamic Source Routing (RFC 4728), Generic + Network Virtualization Encapsulation (Geneve), GVSP, IPMI Trace, iSER, + KNXnetIP, MCPE (Minecraft Pocket Edition), OptoMMP, RakNet games + library, S7 Communication, and Stateless Transport Tunneling Updated Protocol Support @@ -57,92 +65,86 @@ What's New New and Updated Capture File Support - Android logcat text files, and Wireshark now supports - nanosecond timestamp resolution in PCAP-NG files. + Android Logcat text files, Colasoft Capsa files, and Wireshark now + supports nanosecond timestamp resolution in PCAP-NG files. Major API Changes The libwireshark API has undergone some major changes: - * Many of the ep_ and se_ memory allocation routines have - been removed. - * The (long-since-broken) Python bindings support has been - removed. If you want to write dissectors in something other - than C, use Lua. - __________________________________________________________ + * Many of the ep_ and se_ memory allocation routines have been + removed. + * The (long-since-broken) Python bindings support has been removed. + If you want to write dissectors in something other than C, use Lua. + __________________________________________________________________ Getting Wireshark - Wireshark source code and installation packages are available - from [1]https://www.wireshark.org/download.html. + Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from + [1]https://www.wireshark.org/download.html. Vendor-supplied Packages - Most Linux and Unix vendors supply their own Wireshark - packages. You can usually install or upgrade Wireshark using - the package management system specific to that platform. A list - of third-party packages can be found on the [2]download page on - the Wireshark web site. - __________________________________________________________ + Most Linux and Unix vendors supply their own Wireshark packages. You + can usually install or upgrade Wireshark using the package management + system specific to that platform. A list of third-party packages can be + found on the [2]download page on the Wireshark web site. + __________________________________________________________________ File Locations - Wireshark and TShark look in several different locations for - preference files, plugins, SNMP MIBS, and RADIUS dictionaries. - These locations vary from platform to platform. You can use - About->Folders to find the default locations on your system. - __________________________________________________________ + Wireshark and TShark look in several different locations for preference + files, plugins, SNMP MIBS, and RADIUS dictionaries. These locations + vary from platform to platform. You can use About->Folders to find the + default locations on your system. + __________________________________________________________________ Known Problems - Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes. ([3]Bug - 1419) + Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes. ([3]Bug 1419) The BER dissector might infinitely loop. ([4]Bug 1516) - Capture filters aren't applied when capturing from named pipes. - ([5]Bug 1814) + Capture filters aren't applied when capturing from named pipes. ([5]Bug + 1814) - Filtering tshark captures with read filters (-R) no longer - works. ([6]Bug 2234) + Filtering tshark captures with read filters (-R) no longer works. + ([6]Bug 2234) - The 64-bit Windows installer does not support Kerberos - decryption. ([7]Win64 development page) + The 64-bit Windows installer does not support Kerberos decryption. + ([7]Win64 development page) - Resolving ([8]Bug 9044) reopens ([9]Bug 3528) so that Wireshark - no longer automatically decodes gzip data when following a TCP - stream. + Resolving ([8]Bug 9044) reopens ([9]Bug 3528) so that Wireshark no + longer automatically decodes gzip data when following a TCP stream. - Application crash when changing real-time option. ([10]Bug - 4035) + Application crash when changing real-time option. ([10]Bug 4035) Hex pane display issue after startup. ([11]Bug 4056) Packet list rows are oversized. ([12]Bug 4357) - Wireshark and TShark will display incorrect delta times in some - cases. ([13]Bug 4985) + Wireshark and TShark will display incorrect delta times in some cases. + ([13]Bug 4985) - The 64-bit version of Wireshark will leak memory on Windows - when the display depth is set to 16 bits ([14]Bug 9914) - __________________________________________________________ + The 64-bit version of Wireshark will leak memory on Windows when the + display depth is set to 16 bits ([14]Bug 9914) + __________________________________________________________________ Getting Help - Community support is available on [15]Wireshark's Q&A site and - on the wireshark-users mailing list. Subscription information - and archives for all of Wireshark's mailing lists can be found - on [16]the web site. + Community support is available on [15]Wireshark's Q&A site and on the + wireshark-users mailing list. Subscription information and archives for + all of Wireshark's mailing lists can be found on [16]the web site. - Official Wireshark training and certification are available - from [17]Wireshark University. - __________________________________________________________ + Official Wireshark training and certification are available from + [17]Wireshark University. + __________________________________________________________________ Frequently Asked Questions A complete FAQ is available on the [18]Wireshark web site. - __________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________________ - Last updated 2014-10-07 16:09:20 UTC + Last updated 2014-10-28 15:13:30 UTC References diff --git a/docbook/release-notes.asciidoc b/docbook/release-notes.asciidoc index c49049de08..35b148cbb5 100644 --- a/docbook/release-notes.asciidoc +++ b/docbook/release-notes.asciidoc @@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ since version 1.99.0: ** You can now set the time display format and precision. ** The byte view widget is much faster, particularly when selecting large reassembled packets. +** Hovering over a byte-view field causes the field to be highlighted and a +description to be shown in the status bar. +** An Italian translation has been added. The following features are new (or have been significantly updated) since version 1.12.0: @@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ RakNet games library Android ADB Android Logcat text Couchbase +AllJoyn Reliable Datagram Protocol --sort-and-group-- === Updated Protocol Support @@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ Too many protocols have been updated to list here. --sort-and-group-- Android Logcat text files Wireshark now supports nanosecond timestamp resolution in PCAP-NG files. +Colasoft Capsa files --sort-and-group-- === Major API Changes |