Changeset 28d83dbc


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Timestamp:
05/28/2005 10:38:44 PM (19 years ago)
Author:
Randy McMurchy <randy@…>
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10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.0, 6.2.0-rc1, 6.2.0-rc2, 6.3, 6.3-rc1, 6.3-rc2, 6.3-rc3, 7.10, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6-blfs, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, basic, bdubbs/svn, elogind, gnome, kde5-13430, kde5-14269, kde5-14686, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, krejzi/svn, lazarus, lxqt, nosym, perl-modules, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, systemd-11177, systemd-13485, trunk, upgradedb, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal
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Updated to Ethereal-0.10.11

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@4465 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

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  • basicnet/netutils/ethereal.xml

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    77  <!ENTITY ethereal-download-http "http://www.ethereal.com/distribution/ethereal-&ethereal-version;.tar.bz2">
    88  <!ENTITY ethereal-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.ethereal.com/pub/ethereal/all-versions/ethereal-&ethereal-version;.tar.bz2">
    9   <!ENTITY ethereal-md5sum        "f8b7a2c2dcf273e7fd755f972167dacb">
    10   <!ENTITY ethereal-size          "5.4 MB">
    11   <!ENTITY ethereal-buildsize     "194 MB">
    12   <!ENTITY ethereal-time          "3.78 SBU">
     9  <!ENTITY ethereal-md5sum        "03aa7fe2cbef9aa0654637cdc60e0458">
     10  <!ENTITY ethereal-size          "5.9 MB">
     11  <!ENTITY ethereal-buildsize     "225 MB">
     12  <!ENTITY ethereal-time          "4.2 SBU">
    1313]>
    1414
     
    3131
    3232    <para>The <application>Ethereal</application> package contains a network
    33     protocol analyzer, also known as a <quote>sniffer</quote>. This is useful for
    34     analyzing data captured <quote>off the wire</quote> from a live network
    35     connection, or data read from a capture file. <application>Ethereal</application>
    36     provides both GUI and TTY-mode programs for examining captured network packets
    37     from over 500 protocols, as well as the capability to read capture files from
    38     many other popular network analyzers.</para>
     33    protocol analyzer, also known as a <quote>sniffer</quote>. This is useful
     34    for analyzing data captured <quote>off the wire</quote> from a live network
     35    connection, or data read from a capture file.
     36    <application>Ethereal</application> provides both GUI and TTY-mode programs
     37    for examining captured network packets from over 500 protocols, as well as
     38    the capability to read capture files from many other popular network
     39    analyzers.</para>
    3940   
    4041    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
     
    7778    <xref linkend="python"/>,
    7879    <xref linkend="pcre"/>,
    79     <xref linkend="doxygen"/>,
    8080    <ulink url="http://www.net-snmp.org/">Net-SNMP</ulink> and
    8181    <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/adns/adns.html">adns</ulink></para>
    82    
     82
     83    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional (to build additional
     84    documentation)</bridgehead>
     85    <para><xref linkend="doxygen"/>,
     86    <xref linkend="libxml"/>,
     87    <xref linkend="libxslt"/>,
     88    <xref linkend="fop"/></para>
     89
    8390  </sect2>
    8491 
     
    8794   
    8895      <para>The kernel must have the Packet protocol enabled for
    89       <application>Ethereal</application> to capture live packets from the network.
    90       Enable the Packet protocol by choosing <quote>Y</quote> in the
     96      <application>Ethereal</application> to capture live packets from the
     97      network. Enable the Packet protocol by choosing <quote>Y</quote> in the
    9198      <quote>Device Drivers</quote> &ndash; <quote>Networking support</quote>
    92       &ndash; <quote>Networking options</quote> &ndash; <quote>Packet socket</quote>
    93       configuration parameter. Alternatively, build the af_packet module by choosing
    94       <quote>M</quote> in this parameter.</para>
     99      &ndash; <quote>Networking options</quote> &ndash;
     100      <quote>Packet socket</quote> configuration parameter. Alternatively,
     101      build the af_packet module by choosing <quote>M</quote> in this
     102      parameter.</para>
    95103     
    96104      <indexterm zone="ethereal ethereal-kernel">
     
    110118    --enable-randpkt --enable-threads &amp;&amp;
    111119make</userinput></screen>
     120
     121    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
    112122   
    113123    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
    114124   
    115 <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
     125<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &amp;&amp;
     126install -v -m644 doc/README.* /usr/share/ethereal &amp;&amp;
     127install -v -m644 -D ethereal.desktop \
     128    /usr/share/applications/ethereal.desktop &amp;&amp;
     129install -v -m644 -D image/elogo3d48x48.png \
     130    /usr/share/pixmaps/ethereal.png &amp;&amp;
     131install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/pixmaps/ethereal/toolbar &amp;&amp;
     132install -v -m644 image/*.{png,ico,xpm} /usr/share/pixmaps/ethereal &amp;&amp;
     133install -v -m644 image/toolbar/* /usr/share/pixmaps/ethereal/toolbar</userinput></screen>
    116134   
    117135  </sect2>
     
    120138    <title>Command Explanations</title>
    121139   
    122     <para><parameter>--enable-randpkt</parameter>: This parameter builds the random
    123     capture program.</para>
    124    
    125     <para><parameter>--enable-threads</parameter>: This parameter enables the use
    126     of threads in <command>ethereal</command>.</para>
     140    <para><parameter>--enable-randpkt</parameter>: This parameter builds the
     141    random capture program.</para>
     142   
     143    <para><parameter>--enable-threads</parameter>: This parameter enables the
     144    use of threads in <command>ethereal</command>.</para>
    127145   
    128146    <para><option>--with-ssl</option>: This parameter enables the use of the
     
    185203        <seg>capinfos, dftest, editcap, ethereal, idl2eth, mergecap, randpkt,
    186204        tethereal and text2pcap</seg>
    187         <seg>libethereal.so, libwiretap.so and numerous dissector plugin modules</seg>
    188         <seg>/usr/lib/ethereal and /usr/share/ethereal</seg>
     205        <seg>libethereal.so, libwiretap.so and numerous dissector plugin
     206        modules</seg>
     207        <seg>/usr/lib/ethereal, /usr/share/ethereal and
     208        /usr/share/pixmaps/ethereal</seg>
    189209      </seglistitem>
    190210    </segmentedlist>
     
    221241        <listitem>
    222242          <para>edits and/or translates the format of capture files. It knows
    223           how to read <application>libpcap</application> capture files, including those
    224           of <command>tcpdump</command>, <application>Ethereal</application> and other
    225           tools that write captures in that format.</para>
     243          how to read <application>libpcap</application> capture files,
     244          including those of <command>tcpdump</command>,
     245          <application>Ethereal</application> and other tools that write
     246          captures in that format.</para>
    226247          <indexterm zone="ethereal editcap">
    227248            <primary sortas="b-editcap">editcap</primary>
     
    233254        <term><command>ethereal</command></term>
    234255        <listitem>
    235           <para>is a GUI network protocol analyzer. It lets
    236           you interactively browse packet data from a live network or from a previously
     256          <para>is a GUI network protocol analyzer. It lets you interactively
     257          browse packet data from a live network or from a previously
    237258          saved capture file.</para>
    238259          <indexterm zone="ethereal ethereal-prog">
     
    247268          <para>takes a user specified CORBA
    248269          IDL file and generates <quote>C</quote> source code that
    249           can be used to create an <application>Ethereal</application> plugin.</para>
     270          can be used to create an <application>Ethereal</application>
     271          plugin.</para>
    250272          <indexterm zone="ethereal idl2eth">
    251273            <primary sortas="b-idl2eth">idl2eth</primary>
     
    278300        <term><command>tethereal</command></term>
    279301        <listitem>
    280           <para>is a TTY-mode network protocol analyzer.
    281           It lets you capture packet data from a live network or read packets from a
     302          <para>is a TTY-mode network protocol analyzer. It lets you capture
     303          packet data from a live network or read packets from a
    282304          previously saved capture file.</para>
    283305          <indexterm zone="ethereal tethereal">
     
    291313        <listitem>
    292314          <para>reads in an ASCII hex dump and writes the
    293           data described into a <application>libpcap</application>-style capture
    294           file.</para>
     315          data described into a <application>libpcap</application>-style
     316          capture file.</para>
    295317          <indexterm zone="ethereal text2pcap">
    296318            <primary sortas="b-text2pcap">text2pcap</primary>
     
    315337        <listitem>
    316338          <para>is a library being developed as a future replacement for
    317           <filename class='libraryfile'>libpcap</filename>, the current standard Unix
    318           library for packet capturing. For more information, see the
    319           <filename>README</filename> file in the source
     339          <filename class='libraryfile'>libpcap</filename>, the current
     340          standard Unix library for packet capturing. For more information,
     341          see the <filename>README</filename> file in the source
    320342          <filename class='directory'>wiretap</filename> directory.</para>
    321343          <indexterm zone="ethereal libwiretap">
     
    330352
    331353</sect1>
    332 
  • general.ent

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    227227<!ENTITY whois-version                "4.7.2">
    228228<!ENTITY bind-version                 "9.3.0">
    229 <!ENTITY ethereal-version             "0.10.9">
     229<!ENTITY ethereal-version             "0.10.11">
    230230
    231231<!-- Chapter 20 -->
  • introduction/welcome/changelog.xml

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    2424
    2525  <itemizedlist>
     26
     27    <listitem>
     28      <para>May 28th, 2005 [randy]: Updated to Ethereal-0.10.11, reported by
     29      Matthias Berndt.</para>
     30    </listitem>
    2631
    2732    <listitem>
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