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authorUlf Lamping <ulf.lamping@web.de>2007-02-24 12:40:35 +0000
committerUlf Lamping <ulf.lamping@web.de>2007-02-24 12:40:35 +0000
commitf6d80cf41b371a4b4d5bf90a59973b9c5ed7826e (patch)
treec25134d918ea90811d5d173583848c91ec9579ac /docbook
parent215b7eecc54df8da17b5317e85c936f503c6f65a (diff)
better reflect the current Windows installer
svn path=/trunk/; revision=20914
Diffstat (limited to 'docbook')
-rw-r--r--docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.xml229
1 files changed, 124 insertions, 105 deletions
diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.xml
index 9753fc08f9..066c4ccf6a 100644
--- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.xml
+++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.xml
@@ -452,88 +452,29 @@ pkg_add -r wireshark
<section id="ChBuildInstallWireshark">
<title>Install Wireshark</title>
<para>
- You may acquire a binary installer of Wireshark named something like:
- <filename>wireshark-setup-x.y.z.exe</filename>.
+ You may acquire a binary installer of Wireshark named something like:
+ <filename>wireshark-setup-x.y.z.exe</filename>.
+ The Wireshark installer includes WinPcap, so you don't need to download
+ and install two separate packages.
</para>
<para>
- Simply download the Wireshark installer from:
- <ulink url="&WiresharkBinariesPage;">&WiresharkBinariesPage;</ulink>
- and execute it.
- </para>
- <note><title>Note!</title>
- <para>
- <command>The WinPcap installer has become
- part of the main Wireshark installer, so you don't need to download and
- install two separate packages</command>
- </para>
- </note>
- <section id="ChBuildInstallWiresharkCommandLine">
- <title>Command line options</title>
- <para>
- You can simply start the Wireshark installer without any command line
- parameters, it will show you the usual interactive installer.
- </para>
- <para>
- There are some command line parameters available:
- </para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <command>/NCRC</command> disables the CRC check
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <command>/S</command> runs the installer or uninstaller silently with
- default values. Please note: The silent installer won't install WinPCap!
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <command>/desktopicon</command> installation of the desktop icon,
- <command>=yes</command> - force installation, <command>=no</command> -
- don't install, otherwise use defaults / user settings.
- This option can be useful for a silent installer.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <command>/quicklaunchicon</command> installation of the quick launch icon,
- <command>=yes</command> - force installation, <command>=no</command> -
- don't install, otherwise use defaults / user settings.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <command>/D</command> sets the default installation directory
- ($INSTDIR), overriding
- InstallDir and InstallDirRegKey. It must be the last parameter used in
- the command line and must not contain any quotes, even if the path
- contains spaces.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para> Example:
- <programlisting>
-wireshark-setup-&WiresharkCurrentVersion;.exe /NCRC /S /desktopicon=yes
- /quicklaunchicon=no /D=C:\Program Files\Foo
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- </section>
- <section id="ChBuildInstallComponents">
- <title>Components</title>
- <para>
+ Simply download the Wireshark installer from:
+ <ulink url="&WiresharkBinariesPage;">&WiresharkBinariesPage;</ulink>
+ and execute it.
Beside the usual installer options like where to install the program,
there are several optional components.
</para>
<tip><title>Tip: Just keep the defaults!</title>
<para>
- If you are unsure which settings to select, just keep the default settings.
+ If you are unsure which settings to select, just keep the defaults.
</para>
</tip>
+ <section id="ChBuildInstallComponents">
+ <title>"Choose Components" page</title>
<para>
- The Components
- (both Wireshark GTK1 and 2 cannot be installed at the same time):
+ <command>Wireshark</command>
+ (both Wireshark GTK1 and 2 user interfaces cannot be installed at the same
+ time):
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<command>Wireshark GTK1</command> - Wireshark is a GUI network protocol
@@ -547,18 +488,21 @@ wireshark-setup-&WiresharkCurrentVersion;.exe /NCRC /S /desktopicon=yes
<command>GTK-Wimp</command> - GTKWimp is the GTK2 windows impersonator
(native Win32 look and feel, recommended).
</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
<command>TShark</command> - TShark is a command-line based network
protocol analyzer.
- </para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
You may try the GTK1 selection if you experience any GUI problems with GTK2,
e.g. Windows with only 256 (8bit) color displays won't work well with GTK2.
However, the older GTK1 user interface doesn't provide some advanced
analyze and statistics features.
</para>
<para>
- The dissection extensions for Wireshark and TShark:
+ <command>Plugins / Extensions</command> (for the Wireshark and TShark
+ dissection engines):
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<command>Dissector Plugins</command> - Plugins with some extended dissections.
@@ -573,17 +517,12 @@ wireshark-setup-&WiresharkCurrentVersion;.exe /NCRC /S /desktopicon=yes
for details.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <command>Lua Plugin (experimental)</command>
- - a language for prototyping and scripting, see
- <ulink url="&WiresharkWikiPage;/Lua">&WiresharkWikiPage;/Lua</ulink>
- for details.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
<command>SNMP MIBs</command> - SNMP MIBs for a more detailed SNMP
dissection.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- The Tools:
+ <command>Tools</command> (additional commnand line tools to work with
+ capture files):
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<command>Editcap</command> - Editcap is a program that reads a capture
@@ -602,16 +541,26 @@ wireshark-setup-&WiresharkCurrentVersion;.exe /NCRC /S /desktopicon=yes
information on capture files.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- The Additional Tasks:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <command>User's Guide</command> -
+ Local installation of the User's Guide. The Help buttons on most dialogs
+ will require an internet connection to show help pages if the User's Guide
+ is not installed locally.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="ChBuildInstallAdditionalTasks">
+ <title>"Additional Tasks" page</title>
+ <para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<command>Start Menu Shortcuts</command> - add some start menu shortcuts.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <command>Desktop Icon</command> - add an Wireshark icon to the desktop.
+ <command>Desktop Icon</command> - add a Wireshark icon to the desktop.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <command>Quick Launch Icon</command> - add an Wireshark icon to the
+ <command>Quick Launch Icon</command> - add a Wireshark icon to the
Explorer quick launch toolbar.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
@@ -620,25 +569,33 @@ wireshark-setup-&WiresharkCurrentVersion;.exe /NCRC /S /desktopicon=yes
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
- </section>
- </section>
- <section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcap">
- <title>Install WinPcap</title>
- <note><title>Note!</title>
- <para>
- <command>As mentioned above, the Wireshark installer
- takes care of the installation of WinPcap,
- so usually you don't have to worry about WinPcap at all!</command>
+ </section>
+ <section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcap">
+ <title>"Install WinPcap?" page</title>
+ <para>
+ The Wireshark installer contains the latest released WinPcap installer.
</para>
- </note>
<para>
- If you do not have WinPcap installed you will be able to open saved
- capture files, but you will not be able to capture live network traffic.
+ If you don't have WinPcap installed, you won't be able to capture live
+ network traffic, but you will still be able to open saved capture files.
</para>
<para>
- While running, the Wireshark installer detects which WinPcap version is
- currently installed and will install WinPcap, if none or an older version is
- detected.
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <command>Currently installed WinPcap version</command> - the Wireshark
+ installer detects the currently installed WinPcap version.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <command>Install WinPcap x.x</command> - if the currently installed
+ version is older than the one coming with the Wireshark installer
+ (or WinPcap is not installed at all), this will be selected by default.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <command>Start WinPcap service "NPF" at startup</command> - so users
+ without administrative privileges can capture.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</para>
<para>
More WinPcap info:
@@ -653,8 +610,71 @@ wireshark-setup-&WiresharkCurrentVersion;.exe /NCRC /S /desktopicon=yes
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
- <section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcapManually">
+ </section>
+ <section id="ChBuildInstallWiresharkCommandLine">
+ <title>Command line options</title>
+ <para>
+ You can simply start the Wireshark installer without any command line
+ parameters, it will show you the usual interactive installer.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For special cases, there are some command line parameters available:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <command>/NCRC</command> disables the CRC check
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <command>/S</command> runs the installer or uninstaller silently with
+ default values. Please note: The silent installer won't install WinPCap!
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <command>/desktopicon</command> installation of the desktop icon,
+ <command>=yes</command> - force installation, <command>=no</command> -
+ don't install, otherwise use defaults / user settings.
+ This option can be useful for a silent installer.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <command>/quicklaunchicon</command> installation of the quick launch icon,
+ <command>=yes</command> - force installation, <command>=no</command> -
+ don't install, otherwise use defaults / user settings.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <command>/D</command> sets the default installation directory
+ ($INSTDIR), overriding
+ InstallDir and InstallDirRegKey. It must be the last parameter used in
+ the command line and must not contain any quotes, even if the path
+ contains spaces.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para> Example:
+ <programlisting>
+wireshark-setup-&WiresharkCurrentVersion;.exe /NCRC /S /desktopicon=yes
+ /quicklaunchicon=no /D=C:\Program Files\Foo
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcapManually">
<title>Manual WinPcap Installation</title>
+ <note><title>Note!</title>
+ <para>
+ <command>As mentioned above, the Wireshark installer
+ takes care of the installation of WinPcap,
+ so usually you don't have to worry about WinPcap at all!</command>
+ </para>
+ </note>
<para>
The following is only necessary if you want to
try a different version than the one included in the Wireshark installer,
@@ -678,9 +698,8 @@ wireshark-setup-&WiresharkCurrentVersion;.exe /NCRC /S /desktopicon=yes
<para>
At the download page 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.
+ systems, including NT4.0/2000/XP/Vista.
</para>
- </section>
</section>
<section id="ChBuildInstallWinWiresharkUpdate">
@@ -692,7 +711,7 @@ wireshark-setup-&WiresharkCurrentVersion;.exe /NCRC /S /desktopicon=yes
linkend="ChIntroMailingLists"/> for details how to subscribe to this list.
</para>
<para>
- New versions of Wireshark usually become available every 4-8 weeks.
+ New versions of Wireshark usually become available every 8-12 weeks.
Updating Wireshark is done the same way as installing it, you simply
download and start the installer exe. A reboot is usually not required and
all your personal settings remain unchanged.