From 136b73065728d5809356eb8d5bfb25cbaf598455 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joerg Mayer Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:52:36 +0100 Subject: As long as the NEWS file is part of the source distribution it really needs to be updated every time the file docbook/release-notes.asciidoc get changed. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Change-Id: Idea130c883b3b3645d696b830e25fe052f889860 Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/398 Reviewed-by: Jörg Mayer --- NEWS | 113 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------- 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 38c3a5e176..34c8a25b3e 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ What's New 9044) * Files with pcap-ng Simple Packet Blocks can't be read. ([3]Bug 9200) + * MPLS-over-PPP isn't recognized. ([4]Bug 9492) New and Updated Features @@ -51,13 +52,10 @@ What's New * Wireshark now uses the Qt application framework. The new UI should provide a significantly better user experience, particularly on Mac OS X and Windows. - * A more flexible, modular memory manger (wmem) has been added. It - was available experimentally in 1.10 but is now mature and has - mostly replaced the old API. - * Expert info is now filterable and now requires a new API. * The Windows installer now uninstalls the previous version of Wireshark silently. You can still run the uninstaller manually beforehand if you wish to run it interactively. + * Expert information is now filterable when the new API is in use. * The "Number" column shows related packets and protocol conversation spans (Qt only). * When manipulating packets with editcap using the -C @@ -81,14 +79,20 @@ What's New New Protocol Support - 802.1AE Secure tag, ASTERIX, ATN, BT 3DS, CARP, Cisco MetaData, ELF - file format, EXPORTED PDU, FINGER, HTTP2, IDRP, ILP, Kafka, Kyoto - Tycoon binary protocol, MBIM, MiNT, MP4 / ISOBMFF file format, Novell - PKIS certificate extensions, NXP PN532 HCI, OpenFlow, Picture Transfer - Protocol Over IP, QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections), SEL RTAC (Real - Time Automation Controller) EIA-232 Serial-Line Dissection, Sippy - RTPproxy, STANAG 4607, STANAG 5066 DTS, STANAG 5066 SIS, Tinkerforge, - UDT, URL Encoded Form Data, WHOIS, and Wi-Fi Display + 802.1AE Secure tag, ACR122, ADB CS, Aruba Instant AP, ASTERIX, ATN, + Bencode, Bluetooth 3DS, Bluetooth HSP, Bluetooth Linux Monitor + Transport, Bluetooth Low Energy, CARP, CFDP, Cisco MetaData, DeviceNet, + ELF file format, EXPORTED PDU, FINGER, HDMI, HTTP2, IDRP, ILP, Kafka, + Kyoto Tycoon, Lightweight Mesh (v1.1.1), Linux netlink, Linux netlink + netfilter, Linux netlink sock diag, Linux rtnetlink (route netlink), + Logcat, MBIM, MiNT, MP4 / ISOBMFF file format, Novell PKIS certificate + extensions, NXP PN532 HCI, OpenFlow, Pathport, Picture Transfer + Protocol Over IP, QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections), SAE J1939, SEL + RTAC (Real Time Automation Controller) EIA-232 Serial-Line Dissection, + Sippy RTPproxy, SMB-Direct, STANAG 4607, STANAG 5066 DTS, STANAG 5066 + SIS, Tinkerforge, Ubertooth, UDT, URL Encoded Form Data, USB + Communications and CDC Control, USB Device Firmware Upgrade, VP8, + WHOIS, and Wi-Fi Display Updated Protocol Support @@ -97,19 +101,31 @@ What's New New and Updated Capture File Support Netscaler 2.6, STANAG 4607, and STANAG 5066 Data Transfer Sublayer + + Major API Changes + + The libwireshark API has undergone some major changes: + * A more flexible, modular memory manger (wmem) has been added. It + was available experimentally in 1.10 but is now mature and has + mostly replaced the old emem API (which is deprecated). + * A new API for expert information has been added, replacing the old + one. + * The tvbuff API has been cleaned up: tvb_length has been renamed to + tvb_captured_length for clarity, and tvb_get_string has been + deprecated in favour of tvb_get_string_enc. __________________________________________________________________ Getting Wireshark Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from - [4]http://www.wireshark.org/download.html. + [5]http://www.wireshark.org/download.html. Vendor-supplied Packages Most Linux and Unix vendors supply their own Wireshark packages. You can usually install or upgrade Wireshark using the package management system specific to that platform. A list of third-party packages can be - found on the [5]download page on the Wireshark web site. + found on the [6]download page on the Wireshark web site. __________________________________________________________________ File Locations @@ -122,74 +138,75 @@ File Locations Known Problems - Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes. ([6]Bug 1419) + Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes. ([7]Bug 1419) - The BER dissector might infinitely loop. ([7]Bug 1516) + The BER dissector might infinitely loop. ([8]Bug 1516) Capture filters aren't applied when capturing from named pipes. (ws-buglink:1814) Filtering tshark captures with read filters (-R) no longer works. - ([8]Bug 2234) + ([9]Bug 2234) The 64-bit Windows installer does not support Kerberos decryption. - ([9]Win64 development page) + ([10]Win64 development page) - Resolving ([10]Bug 9044) reopens ([11]Bug 3528) so that Wireshark no + Resolving ([11]Bug 9044) reopens ([12]Bug 3528) so that Wireshark no longer automatically decodes gzip data when following a TCP stream. - Application crash when changing real-time option. ([12]Bug 4035) + Application crash when changing real-time option. ([13]Bug 4035) - Hex pane display issue after startup. ([13]Bug 4056) + Hex pane display issue after startup. ([14]Bug 4056) - Packet list rows are oversized. ([14]Bug 4357) + Packet list rows are oversized. ([15]Bug 4357) - Summary pane selected frame highlighting not maintained. ([15]Bug 4445) + Summary pane selected frame highlighting not maintained. ([16]Bug 4445) Wireshark and TShark will display incorrect delta times in some cases. - ([16]Bug 4985) + ([17]Bug 4985) - The 64-bit Mac OS X installer doesn't support Mac OS X 10.9 ([17]Bug + The 64-bit Mac OS X installer doesn't support Mac OS X 10.9 ([18]Bug 9242) __________________________________________________________________ Getting Help - Community support is available on [18]Wireshark's Q&A site and on the + Community support is available on [19]Wireshark's Q&A site and on the wireshark-users mailing list. Subscription information and archives for - all of Wireshark's mailing lists can be found on [19]the web site. + all of Wireshark's mailing lists can be found on [20]the web site. Official Wireshark training and certification are available from - [20]Wireshark University. + [21]Wireshark University. __________________________________________________________________ Frequently Asked Questions - A complete FAQ is available on the [21]Wireshark web site. + A complete FAQ is available on the [22]Wireshark web site. __________________________________________________________________ - Last updated 2014-01-03 11:21:56 CET + Last updated 2014-02-26 00:28:20 CET References 1. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8808 2. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9044 3. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9200 - 4. http://www.wireshark.org/download.html - 5. http://www.wireshark.org/download.html#thirdparty - 6. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1419 - 7. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516 - 8. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2234 - 9. https://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Win64 - 10. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9044 - 11. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3528 - 12. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4035 - 13. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4056 - 14. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4357 - 15. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4445 - 16. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4985 - 17. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9242 - 18. http://ask.wireshark.org/ - 19. http://www.wireshark.org/lists/ - 20. http://www.wiresharktraining.com/ - 21. http://www.wireshark.org/faq.html + 4. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9492 + 5. http://www.wireshark.org/download.html + 6. http://www.wireshark.org/download.html#thirdparty + 7. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1419 + 8. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516 + 9. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2234 + 10. https://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Win64 + 11. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9044 + 12. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3528 + 13. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4035 + 14. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4056 + 15. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4357 + 16. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4445 + 17. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4985 + 18. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9242 + 19. http://ask.wireshark.org/ + 20. http://www.wireshark.org/lists/ + 21. http://www.wiresharktraining.com/ + 22. http://www.wireshark.org/faq.html -- cgit v1.2.3