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authorJeff Morriss <jeff.morriss@ulticom.com>2010-04-12 21:35:19 +0000
committerJeff Morriss <jeff.morriss@ulticom.com>2010-04-12 21:35:19 +0000
commita1353706dc2f9daf155fea41386ae78bdc43165f (patch)
tree5eb20e75eef57abfc9ced57dfc0c2cce282e500b /doc/rawshark.pod
parentd05485a32b55f781dd05bbdafcb574c625a648fb (diff)
Point out that hostname and MAC address resolution in capture filters will not
use any of the Wireshark "personal" files. This helps to address the complaint in: https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2904 svn path=/trunk/; revision=32452
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@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ file syntax; each line contains one IP address and name, separated by
whitespace. The same directory as for the personal preferences file is
used.
+Capture filter name resolution is handled by libpcap on UNIX-compatible
+systems and WinPCAP on Windows. As such the Wireshark personal F<hosts> file
+will not be consulted for capture filter name resolution.
+
=item Name Resolution (ethers)
The F<ethers> files are consulted to correlate 6-byte hardware addresses to
@@ -308,6 +312,10 @@ example, F<C:\Program Files\Wireshark>) on Windows systems.
The personal F<ethers> file is looked for in the same directory as the personal
preferences file.
+Capture filter name resolution is handled by libpcap on UNIX-compatible
+systems and WinPCAP on Windows. As such the Wireshark personal F<ethers> file
+will not be consulted for capture filter name resolution.
+
=item Name Resolution (manuf)
The F<manuf> file is used to match the 3-byte vendor portion of a 6-byte