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| author | Michiel van Wessem <michiel@slackbuilds.org> | 2010-11-24 23:03:54 +0100 |
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| committer | Heinz Wiesinger <pprkut@slackbuilds.org> | 2010-11-24 23:21:04 +0100 |
| commit | 6deca5e209468a636a71f86c7948581c0aca9e6e (patch) | |
| tree | 229457708d8bee2a011227eac9779c6091a8361e /network/wireshark/README | |
| parent | 3d5073494b659a97deb48e436870de58e4811e5b (diff) | |
network/wireshark: Updated for version 1.4.2
Signed-off-by: Heinz Wiesinger <pprkut@slackbuilds.org>
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diff --git a/network/wireshark/README b/network/wireshark/README index 6725fb5a1e0b5..f275d52cc5e7f 100644 --- a/network/wireshark/README +++ b/network/wireshark/README @@ -1,14 +1,20 @@ Wireshark (aka Ethereal) is a free packet sniffer computer application. It is -used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications -protocol development, and education. In June 2006 the project was +used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications +protocol development, and education. In June 2006 the project was renamed from Ethereal due to trademark issues. -The functionality Wireshark provides is very similar to tcpdump, but it has -a graphical front-end, and many more information sorting and filtering +The functionality Wireshark provides is very similar to tcpdump, but it has +a graphical front-end, and many more information sorting and filtering options. It allows the user to see all traffic being passed over the network -(usually an Ethernet network but support is being added for others) by +(usually an Ethernet network but support is being added for others) by putting the network interface into promiscuous mode. -Wireshark uses the cross-platform GTK+ widget toolkit. Its powerful features -make it the tool of choice for network troubleshooting, protocol development, +Wireshark uses the cross-platform GTK+ widget toolkit. Its powerful features +make it the tool of choice for network troubleshooting, protocol development, and education worldwide. + +If you use a filesystem that supports posix capabilities, an easy way to start +wireshark as normal user, while still providing it with all the access +permissions it requires, is by issuing the following command: + + setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin=eip /usr/bin/dumpcap |