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     <title>Introduction to Ethereal</title>
     <para>The <application>Ethereal</application> package contains a network
     protocol analyzer, also known as a <quote>sniffer</quote>. This is useful
     for analyzing data captured <quote>off the wire</quote> from a live network
     connection, or data read from a capture file.
     <application>Ethereal</application> provides both GUI and TTY-mode programs
     for examining captured network packets from over 500 protocols, as well as
     the capability to read capture files from many other popular network
+    <para>The <application>Ethereal</application> package contains a network
+    protocol analyzer, also known as a <quote>sniffer</quote>. This is useful
+    for analyzing data captured <quote>off the wire</quote> from a live network
+    connection, or data read from a capture file.
+    <application>Ethereal</application> provides both GUI and TTY-mode programs
+    for examining captured network packets from over 500 protocols, as well as
+    the capability to read capture files from many other popular network
     analyzers.</para>
 …
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
     <para><xref linkend="GLib"/> or <xref linkend="glib2"/> (to build the
+    <para><xref linkend="GLib"/> or <xref linkend="glib2"/> (to build the
     TTY-mode front-end only)</para>
 …
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
     <para><xref linkend="pkgconfig"/>,
     <xref linkend="GTK"/> or <xref linkend="gtk2"/> (to build the
     GUI front-end),
     <xref linkend="openssl"/>,
     <xref linkend="heimdal"/> or <xref linkend="mitkrb"/>,
     <xref linkend="python"/>,
     <xref linkend="pcre"/>,
     <ulink url="http://www.net-snmp.org/">Net-SNMP</ulink> and
+    <para><xref linkend="pkgconfig"/>,
+    <xref linkend="GTK"/> or <xref linkend="gtk2"/> (to build the
+    GUI front-end),
+    <xref linkend="openssl"/>,
+    <xref linkend="heimdal"/> or <xref linkend="mitkrb"/>,
+    <xref linkend="python"/>,
+    <xref linkend="pcre"/>,
+    <ulink url="http://www.net-snmp.org/">Net-SNMP</ulink> and
     <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/adns/adns.html">adns</ulink></para>
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional (to build additional
+    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional (to build additional
     documentation)</bridgehead>
     <para><xref linkend="doxygen"/>,
     <xref linkend="libxml"/>,
+    <xref linkend="libxml"/>,
     <xref linkend="libxslt"/>,
     <xref linkend="fop"/></para>
 …
     <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
       <para>The kernel must have the Packet protocol enabled for
       <application>Ethereal</application> to capture live packets from the
       network. Enable the Packet protocol by choosing <quote>Y</quote> in the
+      <para>The kernel must have the Packet protocol enabled for
+      <application>Ethereal</application> to capture live packets from the
+      network. Enable the Packet protocol by choosing <quote>Y</quote> in the
       <quote>Device Drivers</quote> &ndash; <quote>Networking support</quote>
       &ndash; <quote>Networking options</quote> &ndash;
       <quote>Packet socket</quote> configuration parameter. Alternatively,
       build the af_packet module by choosing <quote>M</quote> in this
+      &ndash; <quote>Networking options</quote> &ndash;
+      <quote>Packet socket</quote> configuration parameter. Alternatively,
+      build the af_packet module by choosing <quote>M</quote> in this
       parameter.</para>
       <indexterm zone="ethereal ethereal-kernel">
         <primary sortas="d-Capturing-network-packets">Capturing network
+        <primary sortas="d-Capturing-network-packets">Capturing network
         packets</primary>
       </indexterm>
 …
     <title>Installation of Ethereal</title>
     <para>Install <application>Ethereal</application> by running the following
+    <para>Install <application>Ethereal</application> by running the following
     commands:</para>
 …
     <title>Command Explanations</title>
     <para><parameter>--enable-randpkt</parameter>: This parameter builds the
+    <para><parameter>--enable-randpkt</parameter>: This parameter builds the
     random capture program.</para>
     <para><parameter>--enable-threads</parameter>: This parameter enables the
+    <para><parameter>--enable-threads</parameter>: This parameter enables the
     use of threads in <command>ethereal</command>.</para>
     <para><option>--with-ssl</option>: This parameter enables the use of the
+    <para><option>--with-ssl</option>: This parameter enables the use of the
     <application>OpenSSL</application>
     <filename class='libraryfile'>libcrypto</filename> library.</para>
 …
       <title>Config Files</title>
       <para><filename>/etc/ethereal.conf</filename> and
+      <para><filename>/etc/ethereal.conf</filename> and
       <filename>~/.ethereal/preferences</filename></para>
 …
       <title>Configuration Information</title>
       <para>Though the default configuration parameters are very sane,
       reference the configuration section of the
       <ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com/docs/user-guide/">Ethereal User's
       Guide</ulink> for configuration information. Most of
       <application>Ethereal</application>'s configuration can be accomplished
+      <para>Though the default configuration parameters are very sane,
+      reference the configuration section of the
+      <ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com/docs/user-guide/">Ethereal User's
+      Guide</ulink> for configuration information. Most of
+      <application>Ethereal</application>'s configuration can be accomplished
       using the menu options of the <command>ethereal</command>
       GUI interface.</para>
       <note>
         <para>If you want to look at packets, make sure you don't filter
         them out with <xref linkend="iptables"/>. If you want to exclude
         certain classes of packets, it is more efficient to do it with
         <application>iptables</application> than
+        <para>If you want to look at packets, make sure you don't filter
+        them out with <xref linkend="iptables"/>. If you want to exclude
+        certain classes of packets, it is more efficient to do it with
+        <application>iptables</application> than
         <application>Ethereal</application>.</para>
       </note>
 …
       <seglistitem>
         <seg>capinfos, dftest, editcap, ethereal, idl2eth, mergecap, randpkt,
+        <seg>capinfos, dftest, editcap, ethereal, idl2eth, mergecap, randpkt,
         tethereal and text2pcap</seg>
         <seg>libethereal.so, libwiretap.so and numerous dissector plugin
+        <seg>libethereal.so, libwiretap.so and numerous dissector plugin
         modules</seg>
         <seg>/usr/lib/ethereal, /usr/share/ethereal and
+        <seg>/usr/lib/ethereal, /usr/share/ethereal and
         /usr/share/pixmaps/ethereal</seg>
       </seglistitem>
 …
         <term><command>capinfos</command></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>reads a saved capture file and returns any or all of several
           statistics about that file. It is able to detect and read any capture
+          <para>reads a saved capture file and returns any or all of several
+          statistics about that file. It is able to detect and read any capture
           supported by the <application>Ethereal</application> package.</para>
           <indexterm zone="ethereal capinfos">
 …
         <term><command>editcap</command></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>edits and/or translates the format of capture files. It knows
           how to read <application>libpcap</application> capture files,
           including those of <command>tcpdump</command>,
           <application>Ethereal</application> and other tools that write
+          <para>edits and/or translates the format of capture files. It knows
+          how to read <application>libpcap</application> capture files,
+          including those of <command>tcpdump</command>,
+          <application>Ethereal</application> and other tools that write
           captures in that format.</para>
           <indexterm zone="ethereal editcap">
 …
         <term><command>ethereal</command></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>is a GUI network protocol analyzer. It lets you interactively
           browse packet data from a live network or from a previously
+          <para>is a GUI network protocol analyzer. It lets you interactively
+          browse packet data from a live network or from a previously
           saved capture file.</para>
           <indexterm zone="ethereal ethereal-prog">
 …
         <term><command>idl2eth</command></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>takes a user specified CORBA
           IDL file and generates <quote>C</quote> source code that
+          <para>takes a user specified CORBA
+          IDL file and generates <quote>C</quote> source code that
           can be used to create an <application>Ethereal</application>
           plugin.</para>
 …
         <term><command>mergecap</command></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>combines multiple saved capture files into a single output
+          <para>combines multiple saved capture files into a single output
           file.</para>
           <indexterm zone="ethereal mergecap">
 …
         <term><command>tethereal</command></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>is a TTY-mode network protocol analyzer. It lets you capture
           packet data from a live network or read packets from a
+          <para>is a TTY-mode network protocol analyzer. It lets you capture
+          packet data from a live network or read packets from a
           previously saved capture file.</para>
           <indexterm zone="ethereal tethereal">
 …
         <term><command>text2pcap</command></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>reads in an ASCII hex dump and writes the
           data described into a <application>libpcap</application>-style
+          <para>reads in an ASCII hex dump and writes the
+          data described into a <application>libpcap</application>-style
           capture file.</para>
           <indexterm zone="ethereal text2pcap">
 …
         <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libethereal.so</filename></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>contains functions used by the
           <application>Ethereal</application> programs to perform filtering and
+          <para>contains functions used by the
+          <application>Ethereal</application> programs to perform filtering and
           packet capturing.</para>
           <indexterm zone="ethereal libethereal">
 …
         <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libwiretap.so</filename></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>is a library being developed as a future replacement for
           <filename class='libraryfile'>libpcap</filename>, the current
           standard Unix library for packet capturing. For more information,
           see the <filename>README</filename> file in the source
+          <para>is a library being developed as a future replacement for
+          <filename class='libraryfile'>libpcap</filename>, the current
+          standard Unix library for packet capturing. For more information,
+          see the <filename>README</filename> file in the source
           <filename class='directory'>wiretap</filename> directory.</para>
           <indexterm zone="ethereal libwiretap">

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