Re: Ehtereal becomes Wireshark
Eric Hall <[email protected]>
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On Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 02:33:13PM -0700, Mike Savory wrote: > > The Ethereal packet sniffer is changing names and getting a new > home.... > > Wireshark. http://www.wireshark.org/ > > Wireshark 0.99.2 was Released Jul 17, 2006 > > Is anyone looking at upgrading/replacing the current Ethereal port ?? > > The Wireshark 0.99.2 fixes some security issues over the last > ethereal 0.99.0, Revision 1 that is in the current portfile. > > Is there a way of coping with a port that changes name? should there > just be a new port for Wireshark. how about invalidating the old > ethereal port (with a UI_message to says its been replaced by > wireshark....) > The wireshark port was added 2 weeks ago.... Ethereal will get some sort of notice that wireshark exists, haven't decided how that will happen yet. -eric