From a87659c5300066c947fe3495fe9bb326756f6bac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerald Combs Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 09:13:53 -0700 Subject: Build 1.99.0. Change-Id: Idc813297e5e27680b13a6b81adcf18ae4ef4d4e4 Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/4523 Reviewed-by: Gerald Combs --- NEWS | 150 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------- 1 file changed, 80 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 64ab0d0579..e140209927 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,51 +1,55 @@ - Wireshark 1.99.0 Release Notes + Wireshark 1.99.0 Release Notes - This is an experimental release intended to test new features for the - next stable release. - __________________________________________________________________ + This is an experimental release intended to test new features + for Wireshark 2.0. + __________________________________________________________ What is Wireshark? - Wireshark is the world's most popular network protocol analyzer. It is - used for troubleshooting, analysis, development and education. - __________________________________________________________________ + Wireshark is the world's most popular network protocol + analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development + and education. + __________________________________________________________ What's New - Bug Fixes - New and Updated Features - The following features are new (or have been significantly updated) - since version 1.12.0: - * The I/O Graph in the Gtk+ UI now supports an unlimited number of - data points (up from 100k). - * tshark now resets its state when changing files in ring-buffer - mode. + The following features are new (or have been significantly + updated) since version 1.12.0: + * The I/O Graph in the Gtk+ UI now supports an unlimited + number of data points (up from 100k). + * TShark now resets its state when changing files in + ring-buffer mode. * Expert Info severities can now be configured. - * Wireshark now supports external capture interfaces. External - capture interfaces can be anything from a tcpdump-over-ssh pipe to - a program that captures from proprietary or non-standard hardware. - This functionality is not available in the Qt UI yet. + * Wireshark now supports external capture interfaces. + External capture interfaces can be anything from a + tcpdump-over-ssh pipe to a program that captures from + proprietary or non-standard hardware. This functionality is + not available in the Qt UI yet. * Qt port: - + The Qt UI is now the default (program name is wireshark). + + The Qt UI is now the default (program name is + wireshark). + A Polish translation has been added. + The Interfaces dialog has been added. - + The interface list is now updated when interfaces appear or - disappear. - + The Conversations and Endpoints dialogs have been added. + + The interface list is now updated when interfaces + appear or disappear. + + The Conversations and Endpoints dialogs have been + added. + A Japanese translation has been added. - + It is now possible to manage remote capture interfaces. + + It is now possible to manage remote capture + interfaces. + Windows: taskbar progress support has been added. + Most toolbar actions are in place and work. + More command line options are now supported New Protocol Support - ceph, corosync/totemnet, corosync/totemsrp, CP Cooper 2179, Dynamic - Source Routing (RFC 4728), Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation - (Geneve), IPMI Trace, iSER, KNXnetIP, OptoMMP, S7 Communication, and - Stateless Transport Tunneling + ceph, corosync/totemnet, corosync/totemsrp, CP "Cooper" 2179, + Dynamic Source Routing (RFC 4728), Generic Network + Virtualization Encapsulation (Geneve), IPMI Trace, iSER, + KNXnetIP, OptoMMP, S7 Communication, and Stateless Transport + Tunneling Updated Protocol Support @@ -53,86 +57,92 @@ What's New New and Updated Capture File Support - Android logcat text files, and Wireshark now supports nanosecond - timestamp resolution in PCAP-NG files. + Android logcat text files, and Wireshark now supports + nanosecond timestamp resolution in PCAP-NG files. Major API Changes The libwireshark API has undergone some major changes: - * Many of the ep_ and se_ memory allocation routines have been - removed. - * The (long-since-broken) Python bindings support has been removed. - If you want to write dissectors in something other than C, use Lua. - __________________________________________________________________ + * Many of the ep_ and se_ memory allocation routines have + been removed. + * The (long-since-broken) Python bindings support has been + removed. If you want to write dissectors in something other + than C, use Lua. + __________________________________________________________ Getting Wireshark - Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from - [1]https://www.wireshark.org/download.html. + Wireshark source code and installation packages are available + from [1]https://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 [2]download page on the Wireshark web site. - __________________________________________________________________ + 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 [2]download page on + the Wireshark web site. + __________________________________________________________ File Locations - Wireshark and TShark look in several different locations for preference - files, plugins, SNMP MIBS, and RADIUS dictionaries. These locations - vary from platform to platform. You can use About->Folders to find the - default locations on your system. - __________________________________________________________________ + Wireshark and TShark look in several different locations for + preference files, plugins, SNMP MIBS, and RADIUS dictionaries. + These locations vary from platform to platform. You can use + About->Folders to find the default locations on your system. + __________________________________________________________ Known Problems - Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes. ([3]Bug 1419) + Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes. ([3]Bug + 1419) The BER dissector might infinitely loop. ([4]Bug 1516) - Capture filters aren't applied when capturing from named pipes. ([5]Bug - 1814) + Capture filters aren't applied when capturing from named pipes. + ([5]Bug 1814) - Filtering tshark captures with read filters (-R) no longer works. - ([6]Bug 2234) + Filtering tshark captures with read filters (-R) no longer + works. ([6]Bug 2234) - The 64-bit Windows installer does not support Kerberos decryption. - ([7]Win64 development page) + The 64-bit Windows installer does not support Kerberos + decryption. ([7]Win64 development page) - Resolving ([8]Bug 9044) reopens ([9]Bug 3528) so that Wireshark no - longer automatically decodes gzip data when following a TCP stream. + Resolving ([8]Bug 9044) reopens ([9]Bug 3528) so that Wireshark + no longer automatically decodes gzip data when following a TCP + stream. - Application crash when changing real-time option. ([10]Bug 4035) + Application crash when changing real-time option. ([10]Bug + 4035) Hex pane display issue after startup. ([11]Bug 4056) Packet list rows are oversized. ([12]Bug 4357) - Wireshark and TShark will display incorrect delta times in some cases. - ([13]Bug 4985) + Wireshark and TShark will display incorrect delta times in some + cases. ([13]Bug 4985) - The 64-bit version of Wireshark will leak memory on Windows when the - display depth is set to 16 bits ([14]Bug 9914) - __________________________________________________________________ + The 64-bit version of Wireshark will leak memory on Windows + when the display depth is set to 16 bits ([14]Bug 9914) + __________________________________________________________ Getting Help - Community support is available on [15]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 [16]the web site. + Community support is available on [15]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 [16]the web site. - Official Wireshark training and certification are available from - [17]Wireshark University. - __________________________________________________________________ + Official Wireshark training and certification are available + from [17]Wireshark University. + __________________________________________________________ Frequently Asked Questions A complete FAQ is available on the [18]Wireshark web site. - __________________________________________________________________ + __________________________________________________________ - Last updated 2014-10-01 16:12:49 UTC + Last updated 2014-10-07 16:09:20 UTC References -- cgit v1.2.1