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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [

<!-- $Id$ -->

<!--
DOCUMENT SECTION
-Use this section to encode all document information
-->

<!--
Wireshark Info
-->
<!ENTITY WiresharkCurrentVersion "1.8.9">

]>

<article>
  <title>Wireshark &WiresharkCurrentVersion; Release Notes</title>

  <section id="WhatIs"><title>What is Wireshark?</title>
    <para>
      Wireshark is the world's most popular network protocol analyzer.  It
      is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development and education.
    </para>
  </section>

  <section id="WhatsNew"><title>What's New</title>
    <section id="BugFixes"><title>Bug Fixes</title>

    <para>

      The following vulnerabilities have been fixed.
      <itemizedlist>

        <listitem>
          <para>
            <ulink url="http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-42.html">wnpa-sec-2013-42</ulink>
          </para>
          <para>
	    .
            <!-- Fixed in trunk: r????? -->
            <!-- Fixed in trunk-1.10: r????? -->
            <!-- Fixed in trunk-1.8: r????? -->
            (<ulink url="https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=XXXX">Bug
            XXXX</ulink>)
          </para>
          <para>Versions affected: 1.10.0, 1.8.0 to 1.8.8.</para>
	  <!--
	  <para>
            <ulink url="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH">GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH</ulink>
          </para>
	  -->
        </listitem>

      </itemizedlist>
    </para>

    <para>

      The following bugs have been fixed:

      <itemizedlist>

<!-- Sort by bug # -->
<!--
        <listitem><para>
	  Wireshark will strip the paint off your car, then apply a hideous
	  flame job to the hood and fenders using gray, red, and black primer.
          (<ulink url="https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=0000">Bug
          0000</ulink>)
        </para></listitem>
-->

      </itemizedlist>

    </para>

    </section>

    <section id="NewFeatures"><title>New and Updated Features</title>
    <para>

There are no new features in this release.

    </para>
    </section>

    <section id="NewProtocols"><title>New Protocol Support</title>
    <para>

There are no new protocols in this release.

    </para>
    </section>

    <section id="UpdatedProtocols"><title>Updated Protocol Support</title> <para>

<!-- Sort alphabetically -->

.

    </para>
    </section>

    <section id="NewCapture"><title>New and Updated Capture File Support</title>
    <para>

No new or updated capture file support.

    </para>
    </section>

  </section>

  <section id="GettingWireshark"><title>Getting Wireshark</title>
    <para>
      Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from
      <ulink url="http://www.wireshark.org/download.html">http://www.wireshark.org/download.html</ulink>.
    </para>

    <section id="VendorPackages"><title>Vendor-supplied Packages</title>
      <para>
        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
        <ulink url="http://www.wireshark.org/download.html#thirdparty">download page</ulink>
        on the Wireshark web site.
      </para>
    </section>

  </section>

  <!-- XXX needs to be written
  <section id="RemovingWireshark"><title>Removing Wireshark</title>
    <para>
    </para>
  </section>
  -->

  <section id="FileLocations"><title>File Locations</title>
    <para>
      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.
    </para>
  </section>

  <section id="KnownProblems"><title>Known Problems</title>

    <para>
      Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes.
      (<ulink url="https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1419">Bug
      1419</ulink>)
    </para>

    <para>
      The BER dissector might infinitely loop.
      (<ulink url="https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516">Bug
      1516</ulink>)
    </para>

    <para>
      Capture filters aren't applied when capturing from named pipes.
      (<ulink url="https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1814">Bug
      1814</ulink>)
    </para>

    <para>
      Filtering tshark captures with display filters (-R) no longer works.
      (<ulink url="https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2234">Bug
      2234</ulink>)
    </para>

    <para>
      The 64-bit Windows installer does not support Kerberos decryption.
      (<ulink url="https://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Win64">Win64
      development page</ulink>)
    </para>

    <para>
      Application crash when changing real-time option.
      (<ulink url="https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4035">Bug
      4035</ulink>)
    </para>

    <para>
      Hex pane display issue after startup.
      (<ulink url="https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4056">Bug
      4056</ulink>)
    </para>

    <para>
      Packet list rows are oversized.
      (<ulink url="https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4357">Bug
      4357</ulink>)
    </para>

    <para>
      Summary pane selected frame highlighting not maintained.
      (<ulink url="https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4445">Bug
      4445</ulink>)
    </para>

    <para>
      Wireshark and TShark will display incorrect delta times in some cases.
      (<ulink url="https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4985">Bug
      4985</ulink>)
    </para>

  </section>

  <section id="GettingHelp"><title>Getting Help</title>
    <para>
    Community support is available on
    <ulink url="http://ask.wireshark.org/">Wireshark's Q&amp;A site</ulink>
    and on the wireshark-users mailing list.
    Subscription information and archives for all of Wireshark's mailing
    lists can be found on <ulink url="http://www.wireshark.org/lists/">the
    web site</ulink>.
    </para>
    <para>
    Official Wireshark training and certification are available from
    <ulink url="http://www.wiresharktraining.com/">Wireshark University</ulink>.
    </para>
  </section>

  <section id="FAQ"><title>Frequently Asked Questions</title>
    <para>
    A complete FAQ is available on the
    <ulink url="http://www.wireshark.org/faq.html">Wireshark web site</ulink>.
    </para>
  </section>

</article>