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authorJaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xs4all.nl>2010-06-03 21:39:38 +0000
committerJaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xs4all.nl>2010-06-03 21:39:38 +0000
commit578638c7ac1fcc02cfdfecb1eb23c712359980e8 (patch)
tree2e3f1339664bc988e1d6e70f1696e75aa7182478 /docbook
parent5a307bb6d1c6c09c20e34f381db9425517f335c8 (diff)
Bring more texts and examples up to date.
svn path=/trunk/; revision=33078
Diffstat (limited to 'docbook')
-rw-r--r--docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_app_tools.xml80
-rw-r--r--docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.xml16
-rw-r--r--docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_capture.xml6
-rw-r--r--docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_introduction.xml19
-rw-r--r--docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml13
-rw-r--r--docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_work.xml2
6 files changed, 104 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_app_tools.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_app_tools.xml
index 6abf09b4c8..b67ecb8e37 100644
--- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_app_tools.xml
+++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_app_tools.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ tcpdump -i &lt;interface> -s 65535 -w &lt;some-file>
<title>Help information available from dumpcap</title>
<programlisting>
dumpcap -h
-Dumpcap 1.1.4
+Dumpcap 1.4.0
Capture network packets and dump them into a libpcap file.
See http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ Output (files):
files:NUM - ringbuffer: replace after NUM files
-n use pcapng format instead of pcap
Miscellaneous:
+ -q don't report packet capture counts
-v print version information and exit
-h display this help and exit
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ Use Ctrl-C to stop capturing at any time.
<title>Help information available from capinfos</title>
<programlisting>
capinfos -h
-Capinfos 1.3.5
+Capinfos 1.4.0
Prints various information (infos) about capture files.
See http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ Time infos:
-u display the capture duration (in seconds)
-a display the capture start time
-e display the capture end time
+ -o display the capture file chronological (True/False)
-S display start and end times as seconds
Statistic infos:
@@ -199,6 +201,52 @@ output format.
</para>
</section>
+ <section id="AppToolsrawshark" >
+ <title><command>rawshark</command>: Dump and analyze network traffic.
+ </title>
+ <para>
+ Rawshark reads a stream of packets from a file or pipe, and prints
+ a line describing its output, followed by a set of matching fields
+ for each packet on stdout.
+ </para>
+ <example id="AppToolsrawsharkEx">
+ <title>Help information available from rawshark</title>
+ <programlisting>
+$ rawshark -h
+Rawshark 1.4.0
+Dump and analyze network traffic.
+See http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
+
+Copyright 1998-2010 Gerald Combs &lt;gerald@wireshark.org&gt; and contributors.
+This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
+warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+Usage: rawshark [options] ...
+
+Input file:
+ -r &lt;infile&gt; set the pipe or file name to read from
+
+Processing:
+ -R &lt;read filter&gt; packet filter in Wireshark display filter syntax
+ -F &lt;field&gt; field to display
+ -s skip PCAP header on input
+ -n disable all name resolution (def: all enabled)
+ -N &lt;name resolve flags&gt; enable specific name resolution(s): "mntC"
+ -d &lt;encap:dlt&gt;|&lt;proto:protoname&gt;
+ packet encapsulation or protocol
+Output:
+ -S format string for fields (%D - name, %S - stringval, %N numval)
+ -t ad|a|r|d|dd|e output format of time stamps (def: r: rel. to first)
+ -l flush output after each packet
+
+Miscellaneous:
+ -h display this help and exit
+ -v display version info and exit
+ -o &lt;name&gt;:&lt;value&gt; ... override preference setting
+ </programlisting>
+ </example>
+ </section>
+
<section id="AppToolseditcap">
<title><command>editcap</command>: Edit capture files</title>
<para>
@@ -216,7 +264,7 @@ output format.
<para>
<programlisting>
$ editcap -h
-Editcap 1.1.4
+Editcap 1.4.0
Edit and/or translate the format of capture files.
See http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
@@ -253,6 +301,14 @@ Packet manipulation:
-C &lt;choplen&gt; chop each packet at the end by &lt;choplen&gt; bytes.
-t &lt;time adjustment&gt; adjust the timestamp of each packet;
&lt;time adjustment&gt; is in relative seconds (e.g. -0.5).
+ -S &lt;strict adjustment&gt; adjust timestamp of packets if necessary to insure
+ strict chronological increasing order. The &lt;strict
+ adjustment&gt; is specified in relative seconds with
+ values of 0 or 0.000001 being the most reasonable.
+ A negative adjustment value will modify timestamps so
+ that each packet's delta time is the absolute value
+ of the adjustment specified. A value of -0 will set
+ all packets to the timestamp of the first packet.
-E &lt;error probability&gt; set the probability (between 0.0 and 1.0 incl.)
that a particular packet byte will be randomly changed.
@@ -285,7 +341,7 @@ Miscellaneous:
<programlisting>
$ editcap -F
editcap: option requires an argument -- F
-editcap: The available capture file types for "F":
+editcap: The available capture file types for the "-F" flag are:
libpcap - Wireshark/tcpdump/... - libpcap
nseclibpcap - Wireshark - nanosecond libpcap
modlibpcap - Modified tcpdump - libpcap
@@ -308,6 +364,9 @@ editcap: The available capture file types for "F":
k12text - K12 text file
commview - TamoSoft CommView
pcapng - Wireshark - pcapng (experimental)
+ btsnoop - Symbian OS btsnoop
+ nstrace10 - NetScaler Trace (Version 1.0)
+ nstrace20 - NetScaler Trace (Version 2.0)
</programlisting>
</para>
</example>
@@ -321,7 +380,8 @@ editcap: The available capture file types for "F":
<programlisting>
$ editcap -T
editcap: option requires an argument -- T
-editcap: The available encapsulation types for "T":
+editcap: The available encapsulation types for the "-T" flag are:
+ unknown - Unknown
ether - Ethernet
tr - Token Ring
slip - SLIP
@@ -438,6 +498,14 @@ editcap: The available encapsulation types for "T":
tnef - Transport-Neutral Encapsulation Format
usb-linux-mmap - USB packets with Linux header and padding
gsm_um - GSM Um Interface
+ dpnss_link - Digital Private Signalling System No 1 Link Layer
+ packetlogger - PacketLogger
+ nstrace10 - NetScaler Encapsulation 1.0 of Ethernet
+ nstrace20 - NetScaler Encapsulation 2.0 of Ethernet
+ fc2 - Fibre Channel FC-2
+ fc2sof - Fibre Channel FC-2 With Frame Delimiter
+ jfif - JPEG/JFIF
+ ipnet - Solaris IPNET
</programlisting>
</para>
</informalexample>
@@ -510,7 +578,7 @@ editcap: The available encapsulation types for "T":
<title>Help information available from mergecap</title>
<programlisting>
$ mergecap -h
-Mergecap 1.1.4
+Mergecap 1.4.0
Merge two or more capture files into one.
See http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.xml
index 3b9bbee576..5af592f524 100644
--- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.xml
+++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_build_install.xml
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@
<example id="Ch02Ex1">
<title>Building GTK+ from source</title>
<programlisting>
-gzip -dc gtk+-1.2.10.tar.gz | tar xvf -
+gzip -dc gtk+-2.21.1.tar.gz | tar xvf -
&lt;much output removed>
-cd gtk+-1.2.10
+cd gtk+-2.21.1
./configure
&lt;much output removed>
make
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ make install
<note>
<title>Note!</title>
<para>
- You may need to change the version number of gtk+ in
+ You may need to change the version number of GTK+ in
<xref linkend="Ch02Ex1"/> to match the version of GTK+ you have
downloaded. The directory you change to will change if the
version of GTK+ changes, and in all cases,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ make install
<title>Note!</title>
<para>
If you use Linux, or have GNU <command>tar</command> installed,
- you can use <command>tar zxvf gtk+-1.2.10.tar.gz</command>. It
+ you can use <command>tar zxvf gtk+-2.21.1.tar.gz</command>. It
is also possible to use <command>gunzip -c</command> or
<command>gzcat</command> rather than <command>gzip -dc</command>
on many UNIX systems.
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ make install
<note>
<title>Note!</title>
<para>
- If you downloaded gtk+ or any other tar file using Windows,
- you may find your file called gtk+-1_2_8_tar.gz.
+ If you downloaded GTK+ or any other tar file using Windows,
+ you may find your file called gtk+-2_21_1_tar.gz.
</para>
</note>
</para>
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ make install
<example id="Ch2Ex2">
<title>Building and installing libpcap</title>
<programlisting>
-gzip -dc libpcap-0.9.4.tar.Z | tar xvf -
+gzip -dc libpcap-1.0.0.tar.Z | tar xvf -
&lt;much output removed>
-cd libpcap-0.9.4
+cd libpcap-1.0.0
./configure
&lt;much output removed>
make
diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_capture.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_capture.xml
index eb769f7059..9917f72645 100644
--- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_capture.xml
+++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_capture.xml
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ wireshark -i eth0 -k
<entry>-</entry>
<entry>-</entry>
<entry><command>Single temporary file</command></entry>
- <entry>etherXXXXXX (where XXXXXX is a unique number)</entry>
+ <entry>wiresharkXXXXXX (where XXXXXX is a unique number)</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>foo.cap</entry>
@@ -908,14 +908,14 @@ wireshark -i eth0 -k
<entry>x</entry>
<entry>-</entry>
<entry><command>Multiple files, continuous</command></entry>
- <entry>foo_00001_20040205110102.cap, foo_00002_20040205110102.cap, ...</entry>
+ <entry>foo_00001_20100205110102.cap, foo_00002_20100205110318.cap, ...</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>foo.cap</entry>
<entry>x</entry>
<entry>x</entry>
<entry><command>Multiple files, ring buffer</command></entry>
- <entry>foo_00001_20040205110102.cap, foo_00002_20040205110102.cap, ...</entry>
+ <entry>foo_00001_20100205110102.cap, foo_00002_20100205110318.cap, ...</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_introduction.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_introduction.xml
index a16c9bdf52..f0d748fd54 100644
--- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_introduction.xml
+++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_introduction.xml
@@ -276,7 +276,14 @@
can get it from <ulink
url="http://www.wireshark.org/download/win32/all-versions/wireshark-setup-0.99.4.exe"
/>.
- Microsoft retired support for Windows NT 4.0 in 2005.
+ Microsoft retired support for Windows NT 4.0 in 2004.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Windows 2000 no longer works with Wireshark. The last known version
+ to work was Wireshark 1.2.x (which includes WinPcap 4.1.1). You still
+ can get it from <ulink
+ url="http://www.wireshark.org/download/win32/all-versions/" />.
+ Microsoft retired support for Windows 2000 in 2010.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Windows CE and the embedded versions of Windows are not currently supported.
@@ -383,6 +390,12 @@
<para>
In 2006 the project moved house and re-emerged under a new name: Wireshark.
</para>
+ <para>
+ In 2008, after ten years of development, Wireshark finally arrived at
+ version 1.0. This release was the first deemed complete, with the minimum
+ features implemented. Its release coincided with the first Wireshark
+ Developer and User Conference, called SharkFest.
+ </para>
</section>
<section id="ChIntroMaintenance">
@@ -560,8 +573,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
The version number of Wireshark and the dependent libraries linked with
- it, e.g. GTK+, etc. You can obtain this with the command
- <command>wireshark -v</command>.
+ it, e.g. GTK+, etc. You can obtain this from the about dialog box
+ of Wireshark, or with the command <command>wireshark -v</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml
index 9ae2915af6..0d24fbe85b 100644
--- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml
+++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml
@@ -178,16 +178,9 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- XXX - the "Filter:" button currently doesn't work on Windows!
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- XXX - missing feature:
- If Wireshark doesn't recognize the selected file as a capture file,
- it should grey out the "Open" button.
- </para>
+ <note><para>
+ The "Filter:" button currently doesn't work on Windows!
+ </para></note>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</entry>
diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_work.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_work.xml
index 4cfd0f8413..fd41c3c937 100644
--- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_work.xml
+++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_work.xml
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@
<para>
Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard as raw binary. The data is stored in the
clipboard as MIME-type "application/octet-stream".</para>
- <para>This option is not available in versions of Wireshark built using GTK+ 1.x.</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
@@ -449,7 +448,6 @@
command, but copies only the bytes relevant to the selected part of the tree (the bytes selected
in the Packet Bytes Pane). The data is stored in the
clipboard as MIME-type "application/octet-stream".</para>
- <para>This option is not available in versions of Wireshark built using GTK+ 1.x.</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>