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diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_introduction.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_introduction.xml index 4bef5f2b8d..99ef2a4b3b 100644 --- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_introduction.xml +++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_introduction.xml @@ -181,81 +181,120 @@ </section> <section id="ChIntroPlatforms"> - <title>Platforms Wireshark runs on</title> + <title>System Requirements</title> + <para>What you'll need to get Wireshark up and running ...</para> + + <section><title>General Remarks</title> <para> - Wireshark currently runs on most UNIX platforms and various Windows - platforms. It requires GTK+, GLib, libpcap and some other libraries in - order to run. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>The values below are the minimum requirements and only + "rules of thumb" for use on a moderately used network</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Working with a busy network can easily produce huge + memory and disk space usage! For example: Capturing on a fully saturated + 100MBit/s Ethernet will produce ~ 750MBytes/min! Having a fast processor, + lots of memory and disk space is a good idea here.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>If Wireshark is running out of memory it crashes, + see: <ulink url="http://wiki.wireshark.org/KnownBugs/OutOfMemory"/> + for details and workarounds</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Wireshark won't benefit much from Multiprocessor/Hyperthread + systems (except perhaps during an "Update list of packets in real time" + capture, where capturing traffic runs in one process and dissecting and + displaying packets runs in another process, and the two processes could + run on two processors).</para></listitem> + + </itemizedlist> </para> + </section> + + <section><title>Microsoft Windows</title> <para> - If a binary package is not available for your platform, you should - download the source and try to build it. Please report your experiences - to <ulink url="mailto:&WiresharkDevMailList;">&WiresharkDevMailList;</ulink>. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>Windows 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, XP Tablet PC, XP Media + Center or Server 2003 (XP Pro recommended) + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para>32-bit Pentium or alike (recommended: 400MHz or greater), + 64-bit processors in WoW64 emulation, see remarks below + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para>128MB RAM system memory (recommended: 256MBytes or greater) + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para>60MB available disk space (plus size of user's capture + files, e.g. 100MB extra) + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para>800*600 (1280*1024 or higher recommended) resolution with + at least 256 colors + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para>A supported network card for capturing: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>Ethernet: any card supported by Windows should do + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para>WLAN: see the <ulink + url="http://www.micro-logix.com/WinPcap/Supported.asp">MicroLogix support + list</ulink>, no capturing of 802.11 headers and non-data frames + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Other media: See <ulink + url="http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/NetworkMedia"/> + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + Remarks: + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>Windows Vista should work, but as it's still beta you + might encounter new bugs + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Windows 95, 98, ME and NT won't work with Wireshark. + The last known version to work was Ethereal 0.99.0 (which includes + WinPcap 3.1). + The libraries Wireshark depends on are no longer supporting these systems. + BTW: Microsoft no longer supports 98/ME since July 11, 2006! + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Windows CE and the embedded (NT/XP) versions are not + supported! + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para>64-bit processors run Wireshark in 32 bit emulation + (called WoW64), at least WinPcap 4.0 beta 1 is required for that + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Multi monitor setups are supported but may behave a bit + strangely + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </section> + + <section><title>Unix / Linux</title> + <para> + Wireshark currently runs on most UNIX platforms. + The system requirements should be comparable to the Windows values + listed above. </para> <para> Binary packages are available for at least the following platforms: </para> - - <section><title>Unix</title> <para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>Apple Mac OS X</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>BeOS</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Debian GNU/Linux</para></listitem> <listitem><para>FreeBSD</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Gentoo Linux</para></listitem> <listitem><para>HP-UX</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>IBM AIX</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Mandriva Linux</para></listitem> <listitem><para>NetBSD</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>OpenBSD</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>SCO UnixWare/OpenUnix</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>SGI Irix</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Sun Solaris/Intel</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>OpenPKG</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Red Hat Fedora/Enterprise Linux</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>rPath Linux</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Sun Solaris/i386</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Sun Solaris/Sparc</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Tru64 UNIX (formerly Digital UNIX)</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </section> - - <section><title>Linux</title> - <para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>Debian GNU/Linux</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Gentoo Linux</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>IBM S/390 Linux (Red Hat)</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Mandrake Linux</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>PLD Linux</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Red Hat Linux</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Rock Linux</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Slackware Linux</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>SUSE Linux</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> - </section> - - <section><title>Microsoft Windows</title> - <para> - Maintained: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>Windows Server 2003 / XP / 2000 / NT 4.0</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Windows Me / 98</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> <para> - Unsupported/Unmaintained (because lack of required libraries): - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>Windows CE</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Windows NT / XP Embedded</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Windows 95 is no longer actively maintained by WinPcap, - but still may work perfectly</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> - No experiences (fresh versions): - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>Windows XP 64-bit Edition</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Windows Vista (aka Longhorn)</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - Please provide your experiences about these fresh versions to: - <ulink url="mailto:&WiresharkDevMailList;">&WiresharkDevMailList;</ulink>. + If a binary package is not available for your platform, you should + download the source and try to build it. + Please report your experiences + to <ulink url="mailto:&WiresharkDevMailList;">&WiresharkDevMailList; + </ulink>. </para> </section> |