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authorGuy Harris <guy@alum.mit.edu>2011-10-26 04:53:48 +0000
committerGuy Harris <guy@alum.mit.edu>2011-10-26 04:53:48 +0000
commit7068d5df0af8700440845b403cb21a000c92abf2 (patch)
treea5c58519262cac3f3c184e7800a7d3fc8211df70
parent986c31ef880c2102ffc9937313acdaa0f059948f (diff)
Sync up the file format lists, add the Aethra files, and promote pcap-ng
to come right after pcap and not to be tagged as experimental. svn path=/trunk/; revision=39594
-rw-r--r--doc/wireshark.pod.template30
-rw-r--r--docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml6
2 files changed, 32 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/wireshark.pod.template b/doc/wireshark.pod.template
index d5beb90e36..0e155a3ee0 100644
--- a/doc/wireshark.pod.template
+++ b/doc/wireshark.pod.template
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ B<Wireshark> can read / import the following file formats:
=over 4
=item *
-libpcap, tcpdump and various other tools using tcpdump's capture format
+libpcap - captures from B<Wireshark>/B<TShark>/B<dumpcap>, B<tcpdump>,
+and various other tools using libpcap's/tcpdump's capture format
=item *
-B<snoop> and B<atmsnoop>
+pcap-ng - "next-generation" successor to libpcap format
+
+=item *
+B<snoop> and B<atmsnoop> captures
=item *
Shomiti/Finisar B<Surveyor> captures
@@ -138,11 +142,33 @@ Linux Bluez Bluetooth stack B<hcidump -w> traces
Catapult DCT2000 .out files
=item *
+Gammu generated text output from Nokia DCT3 phones in Netmonitor mode
+
+=item *
+IBM Series (OS/400) Comm traces (ASCII & UNICODE)
+
+=item *
+Juniper Netscreen snoop files
+
+=item *
+Symbian OS btsnoop files
+
+=item *
TamoSoft CommView files
=item *
+Textronix K12xx 32bit .rf5 format files
+
+=item *
+Textronix K12 text file format captures
+
+=item *
Apple PacketLogger files
+=item *
+Files from Aethra Telecommunications' PC108 software for their test
+instruments
+
=back
There is no need to tell B<Wireshark> what type of
diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml
index 689422668f..4e1c71e77b 100644
--- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml
+++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@
The following file formats from other capture tools can be opened by
<application>Wireshark</application>:
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>libpcap, tcpdump and various other tools using tcpdump's capture format</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>libpcap - captures from <emphasis>Wireshark</emphasis>/<emphasis>TShark</emphasis>/<emphasis>dumpcap</emphasis>, <emphasis>tcpdump</emphasis>, and various other tools using libpcap's/tcpdump's capture format</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>pcap-ng - "next-generation" successor to libpcap format</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Sun snoop and atmsnoop</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Shomiti/Finisar <emphasis>Surveyor</emphasis> captures</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Novell <emphasis>LANalyzer</emphasis> captures</para></listitem>
@@ -303,7 +304,8 @@
<listitem><para>Tamosoft CommView captures</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Textronix K12xx 32bit .rf5 format captures</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Textronix K12 text file format captures</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Wireshark .pcapng captures (Experimental)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Apple PacketLogger captures</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Captures from Aethra Telecommunications' PC108 software for their test instruments</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>... new file formats are added from time to time</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>