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This is the wiki site for the Ethereal network protocol analyzer.

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General

• HowToEdit: Information about how to edit this Ethereal wiki

• WishList: Features we haven't implemented yet into Ethereal

• KnownBugs: List of known Ethereal bugs

• SampleCaptures: Sample capture files for your edification and amusement

• NetworkTroubleshooting: Information about tracking down network problems

Prepare Ethereal / Tethereal

• SystemRequirements: What you'll need to get Ethereal running

• BuildingAndInstalling: Building and Installing Ethereal

• CaptureSetup: How to setup your network to successfully capture packets

  • CaptureSetup/WLAN: Frequently asked WLAN capture setup info

Use Ethereal / Tethereal

Things not (yet) part of the Ethereal User's Guide.

• CaptureFilters: A collection of capture filter examples

• DisplayFilters: A collection of display filter examples

• ColoringRules: A collection of coloring rules examples

• Preferences: Preference settings controlling the behaviour of Ethereal and Tethereal

• Statistics: Statistics range from general capture file information to protocol specific statistics

• Security: how to use Ethereal as secure as possible

• Performance: how to "fine tune" Ethereal's performance

• Timestamps: Accuracy, precision, and resolution

• Tools: tools and scripts that relate to the use of Ethereal and Tethereal

References

• ProtocolReference: Reference for network protocols

• PortReference: TCP/UDP Port number reference

• FileFormatReference: Ethereal's read/write support of (foreign) capture file formats

• SwitchReference: Notes on using particular switch models for capture

• HubReference: Notes on using particular hub models for capture

Miscellaneous

• ThirdPartyServices: People or companies offering services related to Ethereal

• Development: things related to the development of Ethereal and Tethereal

• ReportingBugs: What to do when you think you've found a bug

• PracticalJokes: How to make Ethereal do strange things

Interesting starting points

• HowToEdit: how to edit anything in this wiki

• RecentChanges: see where people are currently working

• SiteNavigation: get an overview over this site and what it contains

• FindPage: search or browse the database in various ways

• TitleIndex: look at the index of all available wiki page titles