1 Wireshark 1.3.0 Release Notes
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7 Wireshark is the world's most popular network protocol analyzer.
8 It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development, and
15 The following vulnerabilities have been fixed. See the security
16 advisory for details and a workaround.
18 o The NetFlow dissector could run off with your dog, crash your
19 truck, and write a country music song about the experience.
21 Versions affected: 0.99.5 to 1.0.8
23 The following bugs have been fixed:
25 o Wireshark could crash without warning.
27 New and Updated Features
29 The following features are new (or have been significantly
30 updated) since version 1.0:
32 o The packet list internals have been rewritten and are now more
35 o Capturing from pipes on Windows has been improved.
39 Updated Protocol Support
41 New and Updated Capture File Support
45 Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from
46 the download page on the main web site.
48 Vendor-supplied Packages
50 Most Linux and Unix vendors supply their own Wireshark packages.
51 You can usually install or upgrade Wireshark using the package
52 management system specific to that platform. A list of third-party
53 packages can be found on the download page on the Wireshark web
58 Wireshark and TShark look in several different locations for
59 preference files, plugins, SNMP MIBS, and RADIUS dictionaries.
60 These locations vary from platform to platform. You can use
61 About->Folders to find the default locations on your system.
65 Wireshark may appear offscreen on multi-monitor Windows systems.
68 Wireshark might make your system disassociate from a wireless
69 network on OS X. (Bug 1315)
71 Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes. (Bug 1419)
73 Wireshark is unable to decrypt WPA group keys. (Bug 1420)
75 The BER dissector might infinitely loop. (Bug 1516)
77 Wireshark can't dynamically update the packet list. This means
78 that host name resolutions above a certain response time threshold
79 won't show up in the packet list. (Bug 1605)
81 Capture filters aren't applied when capturing from named pipes.
84 Wireshark might freeze when reading from a pipe. (Bug 2082)
86 Capturing from named pipes might be delayed on Windows. (Bug 2200)
88 Filtering tshark captures with display filters (-R) no longer
93 Community support is available on the wireshark-users mailing
94 list. Subscription information and archives for all of Wireshark's
95 mailing lists can be found on the web site.
97 Commercial support, training, and development services are
98 available from CACE Technologies.
100 Frequently Asked Questions
102 A complete FAQ is available on the Wireshark web site.