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| author | Stig Bjørlykke <stig@bjorlykke.org> | 2008-06-21 13:08:02 +0000 |
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| committer | Stig Bjørlykke <stig@bjorlykke.org> | 2008-06-21 13:08:02 +0000 |
| commit | 960d9138af26399091de315d0b030d0d91d330d7 (patch) | |
| tree | b2e76f0236e32858a78ca1b2e45eb2441fe9b76e /docbook/wsug_src | |
| parent | 7ed148d6ec77ea81390dc9270797d0c43ecea968 (diff) | |
Added a help button in the Interface Options dialog.
Added the Interface Options docbook chapter.
svn path=/trunk/; revision=25502
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| -rw-r--r-- | docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml | 39 |
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diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml index 5304693657..8da8030568 100644 --- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml +++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml @@ -940,7 +940,46 @@ standard libpcap format. <title>The preferences dialog box</title> <graphic entityref="WiresharkGUIPreferences" format="PNG"/> </figure> + + <section id="ChCustInterfaceOptionsSection"><title>Interface Options</title> + <para> + In the Capture preferences it is possible to configure several options for the interfaces + available on your computer. Select the <command>Capture</command> phane and press the + Interfaces: <command>Edit</command> button. In this window it is possible to change the + default link-layer header type for the interface, add a comment or choose to hide a + interface from other parts of the program. + </para> + <figure id="ChCustInterfaceOptionsPage"> + <title>The interface options dialog box</title> + <graphic entityref="WiresharkGUIInterfaceOptions" format="PNG"/> + </figure> + <para>Each row contains options for each interface available on your computer.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><command>Device</command>: the device name provided by the operating system.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><command>Description</command>: provided by the operating system.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><command>Default link-layer</command>: each interface may provide several + link-layer header types. The default link-layer choosen here is the one used when you + first start Wireshark. It is also possible to change this value in + <xref linkend="ChCapCaptureOptions"/> when you start a capture.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><command>Comment</command>: a user provided description of the interface. + This comment will be used as a description instead of the operating system + description.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><command>Hide?</command>: enable this option to hide the interface from other + parts of the program.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> </section> + <section id="ChCustConfigProfilesSection"><title>Configuration Profiles</title> <para> Configuration Profiles can be used to configure and use more than one set of preferences |