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| -rw-r--r-- | docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_works.xml | 38 |
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diff --git a/docbook/wsdg_graphics/ws-function-blocks.dia b/docbook/wsdg_graphics/ws-function-blocks.dia Binary files differindex 5f0619c754..d2d2421a7e 100644 --- a/docbook/wsdg_graphics/ws-function-blocks.dia +++ b/docbook/wsdg_graphics/ws-function-blocks.dia diff --git a/docbook/wsdg_graphics/ws-function-blocks.png b/docbook/wsdg_graphics/ws-function-blocks.png Binary files differindex be4d7ac5dc..04e6efc460 100644 --- a/docbook/wsdg_graphics/ws-function-blocks.png +++ b/docbook/wsdg_graphics/ws-function-blocks.png diff --git a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_works.xml b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_works.xml index adc656b755..7a222e31a7 100644 --- a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_works.xml +++ b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_works.xml @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <para> The function blocks in more detail: <variablelist> - <varlistentry><term><command>GTK 1/2</command></term> + <varlistentry><term><command>GTK+ 2</command></term> <listitem> <para> Handling of all user input/output (all windows, dialogs and such). @@ -44,9 +44,8 @@ <varlistentry><term><command>Epan</command></term> <listitem> <para> - Ethereal Packet ANalyzer (XXX - is this correct?) the packet - analyzing engine. Source code can be found in the - <filename>epan</filename> directory. + Ethereal Packet ANalyzer - the packet analyzing engine. + Source code can be found in the <filename>epan</filename> directory. </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> @@ -62,8 +61,8 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Plugins - Some of the protocol dissectors are implemented as plugins. Source - code can be found at <filename>plugins</filename>. + Dissector-Plugins - Some of the protocol dissectors are implemented + as plugins. Source code can be found in <filename>plugins</filename>. </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -75,24 +74,33 @@ </itemizedlist> </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term><command>Wiretap</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The wiretap library is used to read/write capture files in libpcap + and a lot of other file formats. Source code in the + <filename>wiretap</filename> directory. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><command>Capture</command></term> <listitem> <para> - Capture engine. + The interface with the capture engine. Source code in the + root directory. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> - <varlistentry><term><command>Wiretap</command></term> + <varlistentry><term><command>Dumpcap</command></term> <listitem> <para> - The wiretap library is used to read/write capture files in libpcap - and a lot of other file formats. Source code in the - <filename>wiretap</filename> directory. + The capture engine itself. This is the only part that is to execute + with elevated privileges. Source code in the root directory. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><command>Win-/libpcap (not part of the Wireshark package)</command></term> + <term><command>WinPcap / libpcap (not part of the Wireshark package)</command></term> <listitem> <para> The platform dependent packet capture library, including the capture @@ -112,6 +120,12 @@ on your harddisk. </para> <para> + Since raw network adapter access requires elevated privileges these functions + are isolated into the dumpcap program. It's only this program that needs these + privileges, allowing the main part of the code (dissectors, user interface, + etc) to run as normal user program. + </para> + <para> To hide all the lowlevel machine dependent details from Wireshark, the libpcap/WinPcap (see <xref linkend="ChLibsPcap"/>) library is used. This library provides a general purpose interface to capture |
