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| -rw-r--r-- | network/wireshark/README | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | network/wireshark/wireshark.SlackBuild | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | network/wireshark/wireshark.info | 9 |
3 files changed, 19 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/network/wireshark/README b/network/wireshark/README index 6725fb5a1e..f275d52cc5 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 diff --git a/network/wireshark/wireshark.SlackBuild b/network/wireshark/wireshark.SlackBuild index 5ead61df89..5be90c4199 100644 --- a/network/wireshark/wireshark.SlackBuild +++ b/network/wireshark/wireshark.SlackBuild @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. PRGNAM=wireshark -VERSION=${VERSION:-1.4.1} +VERSION=${VERSION:-1.4.2} BUILD=${BUILD:-1} TAG=${TAG:-_SBo} diff --git a/network/wireshark/wireshark.info b/network/wireshark/wireshark.info index 20d6c39e10..9e44a7ada2 100644 --- a/network/wireshark/wireshark.info +++ b/network/wireshark/wireshark.info @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ PRGNAM="wireshark" -VERSION="1.4.1" +VERSION="1.4.2" HOMEPAGE="http://www.wireshark.org/" -DOWNLOAD="http://www.wireshark.org/download/src/wireshark-1.4.1.tar.bz2" -MD5SUM="1719d20a10990e7c2cb261df7021aab6" +DOWNLOAD="http://www.wireshark.org/download/src/wireshark-1.4.2.tar.bz2" +MD5SUM="5429561935ea0d1ee572793b55446918" DOWNLOAD_x86_64="" MD5SUM_x86_64="" MAINTAINER="Michiel van Wessem" EMAIL="michiel@slackbuilds.org" -APPROVED="rworkman" +APPROVED="pprkut" + |