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diff --git a/doc/ethereal.pod.template b/doc/ethereal.pod.template index ac390979fd..870383648c 100644 --- a/doc/ethereal.pod.template +++ b/doc/ethereal.pod.template @@ -953,15 +953,19 @@ type of the field is also given. =head1 FILES -F</usr/local/etc/ethereal.conf> and F<$HOME/.ethereal/preferences> -contain system-wide and personal preference settings, respectively. The -file contains preference settings of the form I<prefname>B<:>I<value>, -one per line, where I<prefname> is the name of the preference (which is -the same name that would appear in the preference file), and I<value> is -the value to which it should be set; white space is allowed between B<:> -and I<value>. A preference setting can be continued on subsequent lines -by indenting the continuation lines with white space. A B<#> character -starts a comment that runs to the end of the line. +The F<ethereal.conf> file, which is installed in the F<etc> directory +under the main installation directory (for example, F</usr/local/etc>) +on UNIX-compatible systems, and in the main installation directory (for +example, F<C:\Program Files\Ethereal>) on Windows systems, and +F<$HOME/.ethereal/preferences>, contain system-wide and personal +preference settings, respectively. The file contains preference +settings of the form I<prefname>B<:>I<value>, one per line, where +I<prefname> is the name of the preference (which is the same name that +would appear in the preference file), and I<value> is the value to which +it should be set; white space is allowed between B<:> and I<value>. A +preference setting can be continued on subsequent lines by indenting the +continuation lines with white space. A B<#> character starts a comment +that runs to the end of the line. The system-wide preference file is read first, if it exists, overriding B<Ethereal>'s default values; the personal preferences file is then @@ -973,13 +977,15 @@ in the I<Edit:Preferences> dialog box, F<$HOME/.ethereal/preferences> will be overwritten with the new settings, destroying any comments that were in the file. -F</etc/ethers> is consulted to correlate 6-byte hardware addresses to -names. If an address is not found in F</etc/ethers>, the -F<$HOME/.ethereal/ethers> file is consulted next. Each line contains -one hardware address and name, separated by whitespace. The digits of -the hardware address are separated by either a colon (:), a dash (-), or -a period (.). The following three lines are valid lines of an ethers -file: +The F<ethers> file, which is found in the F</etc> directory on +UNIX-compatible systems, and in the main installation directory (for +example, F<C:\Program Files\Ethereal>) on Windows systems, is consulted +to correlate 6-byte hardware addresses to names. If an address is not +found in the F<ethers> file, the F<$HOME/.ethereal/ethers> file is +consulted next. Each line contains one hardware address and name, +separated by whitespace. The digits of the hardware address are +separated by either a colon (:), a dash (-), or a period (.). The +following three lines are valid lines of an ethers file: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff Broadcast c0-00-ff-ff-ff-ff TR_broadcast @@ -988,18 +994,21 @@ file: The F<manuf> file, which is installed in the F<etc> directory under the main installation directory (for example, F</usr/local/etc>) on UNIX-compatible systems, and in the main installation directory (for -example, F<C:\Program Files\Ethereal> on Windows systems, matches the +example, F<C:\Program Files\Ethereal>) on Windows systems, matches the 3-byte vendor portion of a 6-byte hardware address with the manufacturer's name. The format of the file is the same as the -F</etc/ethers> file, except that each address is three bytes instead of -six. - -F</etc/ipxnets> and F<$HOME/.ethereal/ipxnets> correlate 4-byte IPX -network numbers to names. The format is the same as the F</etc/ethers> -file, except that each address if four bytes instead of six. -Additionally, the address can be represented a single hexadecimal -number, as is more common in the IPX world, rather than four hex octets. -For example, these four lines are valid lines of an ipxnets file. +F<ethers> file, except that each address is three bytes instead of six. + +The F<ipxnets> file, which is found in the F</etc> directory on +UNIX-compatible systems, and in the main installation directory (for +example, F<C:\Program Files\Ethereal>) on Windows systems, correlates +4-byte IPX network numbers to names. If a network number is not found +in the F<ipxnets> file, the F<$HOME/.ethereal/ipxnets> file is consulted +next. The format is the same as the F<ethers> file, except that each +address if four bytes instead of six. Additionally, the address can be +represented a single hexadecimal number, as is more common in the IPX +world, rather than four hex octets. For example, these four lines are +valid lines of an ipxnets file. C0.A8.2C.00 HR c0-a8-1c-00 CEO |