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@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ What's New
9044)
* Files with pcap-ng Simple Packet Blocks can't be read. ([3]Bug
9200)
+ * MPLS-over-PPP isn't recognized. ([4]Bug 9492)
New and Updated Features
@@ -51,13 +52,10 @@ What's New
* Wireshark now uses the Qt application framework. The new UI should
provide a significantly better user experience, particularly on Mac
OS X and Windows.
- * A more flexible, modular memory manger (wmem) has been added. It
- was available experimentally in 1.10 but is now mature and has
- mostly replaced the old API.
- * Expert info is now filterable and now requires a new API.
* The Windows installer now uninstalls the previous version of
Wireshark silently. You can still run the uninstaller manually
beforehand if you wish to run it interactively.
+ * Expert information is now filterable when the new API is in use.
* The "Number" column shows related packets and protocol conversation
spans (Qt only).
* When manipulating packets with editcap using the -C <choplen>
@@ -81,14 +79,20 @@ What's New
New Protocol Support
- 802.1AE Secure tag, ASTERIX, ATN, BT 3DS, CARP, Cisco MetaData, ELF
- file format, EXPORTED PDU, FINGER, HTTP2, IDRP, ILP, Kafka, Kyoto
- Tycoon binary protocol, MBIM, MiNT, MP4 / ISOBMFF file format, Novell
- PKIS certificate extensions, NXP PN532 HCI, OpenFlow, Picture Transfer
- Protocol Over IP, QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections), SEL RTAC (Real
- Time Automation Controller) EIA-232 Serial-Line Dissection, Sippy
- RTPproxy, STANAG 4607, STANAG 5066 DTS, STANAG 5066 SIS, Tinkerforge,
- UDT, URL Encoded Form Data, WHOIS, and Wi-Fi Display
+ 802.1AE Secure tag, ACR122, ADB CS, Aruba Instant AP, ASTERIX, ATN,
+ Bencode, Bluetooth 3DS, Bluetooth HSP, Bluetooth Linux Monitor
+ Transport, Bluetooth Low Energy, CARP, CFDP, Cisco MetaData, DeviceNet,
+ ELF file format, EXPORTED PDU, FINGER, HDMI, HTTP2, IDRP, ILP, Kafka,
+ Kyoto Tycoon, Lightweight Mesh (v1.1.1), Linux netlink, Linux netlink
+ netfilter, Linux netlink sock diag, Linux rtnetlink (route netlink),
+ Logcat, MBIM, MiNT, MP4 / ISOBMFF file format, Novell PKIS certificate
+ extensions, NXP PN532 HCI, OpenFlow, Pathport, Picture Transfer
+ Protocol Over IP, QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections), SAE J1939, SEL
+ RTAC (Real Time Automation Controller) EIA-232 Serial-Line Dissection,
+ Sippy RTPproxy, SMB-Direct, STANAG 4607, STANAG 5066 DTS, STANAG 5066
+ SIS, Tinkerforge, Ubertooth, UDT, URL Encoded Form Data, USB
+ Communications and CDC Control, USB Device Firmware Upgrade, VP8,
+ WHOIS, and Wi-Fi Display
Updated Protocol Support
@@ -97,19 +101,31 @@ What's New
New and Updated Capture File Support
Netscaler 2.6, STANAG 4607, and STANAG 5066 Data Transfer Sublayer
+
+ Major API Changes
+
+ The libwireshark API has undergone some major changes:
+ * A more flexible, modular memory manger (wmem) has been added. It
+ was available experimentally in 1.10 but is now mature and has
+ mostly replaced the old emem API (which is deprecated).
+ * A new API for expert information has been added, replacing the old
+ one.
+ * The tvbuff API has been cleaned up: tvb_length has been renamed to
+ tvb_captured_length for clarity, and tvb_get_string has been
+ deprecated in favour of tvb_get_string_enc.
__________________________________________________________________
Getting Wireshark
Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from
- [4]http://www.wireshark.org/download.html.
+ [5]http://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 [5]download page on the Wireshark web site.
+ found on the [6]download page on the Wireshark web site.
__________________________________________________________________
File Locations
@@ -122,74 +138,75 @@ File Locations
Known Problems
- Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes. ([6]Bug 1419)
+ Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes. ([7]Bug 1419)
- The BER dissector might infinitely loop. ([7]Bug 1516)
+ The BER dissector might infinitely loop. ([8]Bug 1516)
Capture filters aren't applied when capturing from named pipes.
(ws-buglink:1814)
Filtering tshark captures with read filters (-R) no longer works.
- ([8]Bug 2234)
+ ([9]Bug 2234)
The 64-bit Windows installer does not support Kerberos decryption.
- ([9]Win64 development page)
+ ([10]Win64 development page)
- Resolving ([10]Bug 9044) reopens ([11]Bug 3528) so that Wireshark no
+ Resolving ([11]Bug 9044) reopens ([12]Bug 3528) so that Wireshark no
longer automatically decodes gzip data when following a TCP stream.
- Application crash when changing real-time option. ([12]Bug 4035)
+ Application crash when changing real-time option. ([13]Bug 4035)
- Hex pane display issue after startup. ([13]Bug 4056)
+ Hex pane display issue after startup. ([14]Bug 4056)
- Packet list rows are oversized. ([14]Bug 4357)
+ Packet list rows are oversized. ([15]Bug 4357)
- Summary pane selected frame highlighting not maintained. ([15]Bug 4445)
+ Summary pane selected frame highlighting not maintained. ([16]Bug 4445)
Wireshark and TShark will display incorrect delta times in some cases.
- ([16]Bug 4985)
+ ([17]Bug 4985)
- The 64-bit Mac OS X installer doesn't support Mac OS X 10.9 ([17]Bug
+ The 64-bit Mac OS X installer doesn't support Mac OS X 10.9 ([18]Bug
9242)
__________________________________________________________________
Getting Help
- Community support is available on [18]Wireshark's Q&A site and on the
+ Community support is available on [19]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 [19]the web site.
+ all of Wireshark's mailing lists can be found on [20]the web site.
Official Wireshark training and certification are available from
- [20]Wireshark University.
+ [21]Wireshark University.
__________________________________________________________________
Frequently Asked Questions
- A complete FAQ is available on the [21]Wireshark web site.
+ A complete FAQ is available on the [22]Wireshark web site.
__________________________________________________________________
- Last updated 2014-01-03 11:21:56 CET
+ Last updated 2014-02-26 00:28:20 CET
References
1. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8808
2. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9044
3. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9200
- 4. http://www.wireshark.org/download.html
- 5. http://www.wireshark.org/download.html#thirdparty
- 6. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1419
- 7. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516
- 8. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2234
- 9. https://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Win64
- 10. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9044
- 11. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3528
- 12. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4035
- 13. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4056
- 14. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4357
- 15. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4445
- 16. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4985
- 17. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9242
- 18. http://ask.wireshark.org/
- 19. http://www.wireshark.org/lists/
- 20. http://www.wiresharktraining.com/
- 21. http://www.wireshark.org/faq.html
+ 4. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9492
+ 5. http://www.wireshark.org/download.html
+ 6. http://www.wireshark.org/download.html#thirdparty
+ 7. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1419
+ 8. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516
+ 9. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2234
+ 10. https://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Win64
+ 11. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9044
+ 12. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3528
+ 13. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4035
+ 14. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4056
+ 15. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4357
+ 16. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4445
+ 17. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4985
+ 18. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9242
+ 19. http://ask.wireshark.org/
+ 20. http://www.wireshark.org/lists/
+ 21. http://www.wiresharktraining.com/
+ 22. http://www.wireshark.org/faq.html