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diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml index e7475cd004..61658be01e 100644 --- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml +++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_io.xml @@ -296,10 +296,20 @@ <section id="ChIOOutputFormatsSection"> <title>Output File Formats</title> <para> - The following file formats can be saved by <application>Wireshark</application>, - so other capture tools can read the capture data from: + Wireshark can save the packet data in it's "native" file format (libpcap) and + in the file formats of some other protocol analyzers, so other tools can read + the capture data. + </para> + <warning><title>Warning!</title> + <para> + The conversion to a different file format may reduce the time stamp accuracy, + see the <xref linkend="ChAdvTimestamps"/> for details. + </para> + </warning> + <para> + The following file formats can be saved by <application>Wireshark</application>: <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>libpcap (tcpdump)</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>libpcap, tcpdump and various other tools using tcpdump's capture format</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Novell LANalyzer</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Network Associates Sniffer</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Sun snoop</para></listitem> @@ -310,10 +320,13 @@ <listitem><para>HP-UX's nettl</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> - <note><title></title> + <para> + If the above tools will be more helpful than Wireshark is a different question ;-) + </para> + <note><title>Note!</title> <para> - Other protocol analyzers may require that the file has a certain suffix - in order to read the files you generate with Wireshark, e.g.: + Other protocol analyzers than Wireshark may require that the file has a + certain suffix in order to read the files you generate with Wireshark, e.g.: </para> <para> ".DMP" for Tcpdump/libpcap |