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@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ dialog: Multiple File Types ------------------- -The wiretap library is a packet-capture library currently under development -parallel to ethereal. In the future it is hoped that wiretap will have more -features than libpcap, but wiretap is still in its infancy. You can compile -ethereal with the wiretap library by using './configure --with-wiretap'. Using -wiretap will allow you to read pcap, Sniffer, and LANalyzer trace files, but -it disables display filters. You can still capture packets from within -ethereal using libpcap, and therefore use libpcap-style capture filters, -however. +The wiretap library is a packet-capture library currently under +development parallel to ethereal. In the future it is hoped that +wiretap will have more features than libpcap, but wiretap is still in +its infancy. You can compile ethereal with the wiretap library by using +'./configure --with-wiretap'. Using wiretap will allow you to read +pcap, Sniffer, Sun "snoop", and LANalyzer trace files, but it disables +display filters. You can still capture packets from within ethereal +using libpcap, and therefore use libpcap-style capture filters, however. If you can live without display filters and would like to read non-pcap capture files, give wiretap a try. If you want to add support for other |