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| author | Uli Heilmeier <uh@heilmeier.eu> | 2016-03-22 14:11:51 +0100 |
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| committer | Michael Mann <mmann78@netscape.net> | 2016-03-22 15:51:44 +0000 |
| commit | 67a137a3bf5b11c77976b33635af0cfa157c41fa (patch) | |
| tree | b38c72d792f513e126795e7334eb1528a7e41933 | |
| parent | 0db6f9d91b27d35cafaec156f22aec998820dc3e (diff) | |
WSUG: Add documentation for vlan id resolving
Ping-Bug: 11209
Change-Id: Ife36b7ad02d22e2fa53eedc8d49a81ff8c578844
Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/14554
Reviewed-by: Michael Mann <mmann78@netscape.net>
| -rw-r--r-- | docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_app_files.asciidoc | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_advanced.asciidoc | 4 |
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_app_files.asciidoc b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_app_files.asciidoc index cd81d6bd2c..c0266d999e 100644 --- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_app_files.asciidoc +++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_app_files.asciidoc @@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ different folders are used for these files. |_services_|Network services.|/etc/services, $HOME/.wireshark/services|%WIRESHARK%\services, %APPDATA%\Wireshark\services |_subnets_|IPv4 subnet name resolution.|/etc/subnets, $HOME/.wireshark/subnets|%WIRESHARK%\subnets, %APPDATA%\Wireshark\subnets |_ipxnets_|IPX name resolution.|/etc/ipxnets, $HOME/.wireshark/ipxnets|%WIRESHARK%\ipxnets, %APPDATA%\Wireshark\ipxnets +|_vlans_|VLAN ID name resolution.|$HOME/.wireshark/vlans|%APPDATA%\Wireshark\vlans |_plugins_|Plugin directories.|/usr/share/wireshark/plugins, /usr/local/share/wireshark/plugins, $HOME/.wireshark/plugins|%WIRESHARK%\plugins\<version>,%APPDATA%\Wireshark\plugins |_temp_|Temporary files.|Environment: TMPDIR|Environment: TMPDIR or TEMP |=============== @@ -328,6 +329,22 @@ The settings from this file are read in at program start and never written by Wireshark. -- +_vlans_:: +Wireshark uses the files listed in <<AppFilesTabFolders>> to translate VLAN tag IDs into names. ++ +-- +Each line in this file consists of one VLAN tag ID and a describing name separated by whitespace or tab. + +An example is: +---- +123 Server-LAN +2049 HR-Client-LAN +---- + +The settings from this file are read in at program start and never written by +Wireshark. +-- + _plugins_ folder:: Wireshark searches for plugins in the directories listed in <<AppFilesTabFolders>>. They are searched in the order listed. diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_advanced.asciidoc b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_advanced.asciidoc index 58f970f807..eeccb568bb 100644 --- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_advanced.asciidoc +++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_advanced.asciidoc @@ -745,6 +745,10 @@ Try to resolve a TCP/UDP port (e.g. 80) to something more ``human readable''. __TCP/UDP port conversion (system service)__: Wireshark will ask the operating system to convert a TCP or UDP port to its well known name (e.g. 80 -> http). +==== VLAN ID resolution + +To get a describing name for a VLAN tag ID a vlans file can be used. + // XXX - mention the role of the /etc/services file (but don't forget the files and folders section)! [[ChAdvChecksums]] |