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authorUlf Lamping <ulf.lamping@web.de>2005-07-26 18:01:25 +0000
committerUlf Lamping <ulf.lamping@web.de>2005-07-26 18:01:25 +0000
commit4dd56e1dd25156bd44fe031ac6c77be0661d33dc (patch)
treec70bd7551894795516f33ede802495f4f1df990a /docbook/eug_src
parent3d0e2f6464dbc2fd9c8e2c9b8157e64a295d7ef8 (diff)
the user's guide are describing 0.10.12 already, bump up version
update the Windows installation section to reflect the current installer changes svn path=/trunk/; revision=15094
Diffstat (limited to 'docbook/eug_src')
-rw-r--r--docbook/eug_src/EUG_chapter_build_install.xml119
1 files changed, 77 insertions, 42 deletions
diff --git a/docbook/eug_src/EUG_chapter_build_install.xml b/docbook/eug_src/EUG_chapter_build_install.xml
index 69756c8bb9..ddbfc38103 100644
--- a/docbook/eug_src/EUG_chapter_build_install.xml
+++ b/docbook/eug_src/EUG_chapter_build_install.xml
@@ -441,9 +441,9 @@ apt-get install ethereal
</para>
<para>
For further information how to build Ethereal for Windows from the
- sources, have a look at the file
- <ulink url="http://anonsvn.ethereal.com/ethereal/trunk/README.win32">Readme.win32</ulink>,
- which can be found in the doc directory of the Ethereal sources.
+ sources, have a look at the Development Wiki:
+ <ulink url="http://wiki.ethereal.com/Development">http://wiki.ethereal.com/Development</ulink>
+ for the latest available development documentation.
</para>
</section>
@@ -451,44 +451,38 @@ apt-get install ethereal
<title>Installing Ethereal under Windows</title>
<para>
In this section we explore installing Ethereal under Windows from the
- binary packages. You must follow two steps:
- <orderedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <command>Install WinPcap</command>.
- You will find a single installer exe called something
- like "auto-installer", which can be installed under various Windows
- systems, including 9x/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP. This installer is located at:
- <ulink url="&WinPcapDownloadWebsite;">&WinPcapDownloadWebsite;</ulink>.
- You should download the latest released version (the latest one not
- marked "beta") and execute it.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <command>Install Ethereal</command>.
- You may acquire a binary installable of Ethereal at
+ binary packages.
+ </para>
+ <section id="ChBuildInstallComponents">
+ <title>Ethereal Installer</title>
+ <para>
+ You may acquire a binary installer of Ethereal at
<ulink url="&EtherealBinariesPage;">&EtherealBinariesPage;</ulink>.
- Download the installer and execute it.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </orderedlist>
- Both steps are extremely simply, as you only have to download and
- install the two exe files.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Simply download the installer and execute it.
+ </para>
+ <note><title>Note!</title>
+ <para>
+ Since Ethereal Version 0.10.12, the WinPcap installer has become part of
+ the main Ethereal installer, so you don't need to download and install
+ two separate packages any longer.
</para>
+ </note>
+ </section>
<section id="ChBuildInstallComponents">
- <title>Installable Components</title>
+ <title>Ethereal Installer Settings</title>
<para>
Beside the usual installer options like where to install the program,
there are several optional components.
</para>
<tip><title>Tip!</title>
<para>
- If you are unsure which components to select, just keep the default settings.
+ If you are unsure which settings to select, just keep the default settings.
</para>
</tip>
<para>
- The components being installed
+ The Components
(both Ethereal GTK1 and 2 cannot be installed at the same time):
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
@@ -507,6 +501,28 @@ apt-get install ethereal
<command>Tethereal</command> - Tethereal is a command-line based network
protocol analyzer.
</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ The dissection extensions for Ethereal and Tethereal:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <command>Dissector Plugins</command> - Plugins with some extended dissections.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <command>Tree Statistics Plugins</command> - Plugins with some extended statistics.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <command>Mate - Meta Analysis and Tracing Engine</command> - user
+ configurable extension(s) of the display filter engine, see
+ <ulink url="http://wiki.ethereal.com/Mate">http://wiki.ethereal.com/Mate</ulink>
+ for details.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <command>SNMP MIBs</command> - SNMP MIBs for a more detailed SNMP
+ dissection.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ The Tools:
+ <itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<command>Editcap</command> - Editcap is a program that reads a capture
file and writes some or all of the packets into another capture file.
@@ -524,23 +540,17 @@ apt-get install ethereal
information on capture files.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- The dissection extensions for Ethereal and Tethereal:
+ The Additional Tasks:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
- <command>Plugins</command> - Plugins with some extended dissections.
+ <command>Start Menu Shortcuts</command> - add some start menu shortcuts.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <command>SNMP MIBs</command> - SNMP MIBs for a more detailed SNMP
- dissection.
- </para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- The environment related things:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>
- <command>Start Menu Shortcuts</command> - Some start menu shortcuts.
+ <command>Desktop Icon</command> - add an Ethereal icon to the desktop.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <command>Desktop Icon</command> - Ethereal desktop icon.
+ <command>Quick Launch Icon</command> - add an Ethereal icon to the
+ Explorer quick launch toolbar.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<command>Associate file extensions to Ethereal</command> - Associate
@@ -549,6 +559,31 @@ apt-get install ethereal
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</section>
+ <section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcap">
+ <title>Install WinPcap</title>
+ <para>
+ As mentioned above, the Ethereal installer includes WinPcap.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ While running, the
+ Ethereal installer detects which WinPcap version is currently
+ running and will install WinPcap, if none or an older version is
+ detected. So the following is only necessary if you want to
+ try a different than the recommended WinPcap version, e.g. because a new
+ WinPcap beta version was released.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You will find a single installer exe called something
+ like "auto-installer", which can be installed under various Windows
+ systems, including 9x/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP. This installer is located at:
+ <ulink url="&WinPcapDownloadWebsite;">&WinPcapDownloadWebsite;</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Current information about the Ethereal related usage of WinPcap can be
+ found at:
+ <ulink url="http://wiki.ethereal.com/WinPcap">http://wiki.ethereal.com/WinPcap</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </section>
<section id="ChBuildInstallWinUpdate">
<title>Update</title>
<para>
@@ -582,8 +617,8 @@ apt-get install ethereal
<section id="ChBuildInstallWinUninstall">
<title>Uninstall Ethereal</title>
<para>
- You can uninstall Ethereal the usual way, using the Software option
- inside the Control Panel. You will find two entries, one for Ethereal
+ You can uninstall Ethereal the usual way, using the "Add or Remove Programs"
+ option inside the Control Panel. You will find two entries, one for Ethereal
itself and one for WinPcap.
</para>
</section>