Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer, and is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many industries and educational institutions.

(Wireshark was known as Ethereal until June 09, 2006)

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    Wireshark 1.2 Released

    Wireshark 1.2.0 has been released. This is the new stable release branch of
    Wireshark and many new and exciting features have been added since 1.0 was
    released.
    In this release
    Wireshark has a spiffy new start page.
    Display ... [More] filters now autocomplete.
    A 64-bit Windows (x64) installer is now provided.
    Support for the c-ares resolver library has been added. It has
    many advantages over ADNS.
    Many new protocol dissectors and capture file formats have
    been added.
    Macintosh OS X support has been improved.
    GeoIP database lookups.
    OpenStreetMap + GeoIP integration.
    Improved Postscript(R) print output.
    The preference handling code is now much smarter about
    changes.
    Support for Pcap-ng, the next-generation capture file format.
    Support for process information correlation via IPFIX.
    Column widths are now saved.
    The last used configuration profile is now saved.
    Protocol preferences are changeable from the packet details
    context menu.
    Support for IP packet comparison.
    Capinfos now shows the average packet rate.
    For a complete list of changes, please refer to the
    1.2.0 release notes.
    Official releases are available right now from the
    download page. [Less]

    Wireshark 1.2.0pre2 Released

    Wireshark 1.2.0pre2 is now available for testing. Installers for
    Microsoft Windows, Macintosh OS X, and source code can be downloaded
    from the following locations:
    Windows 32-bit
    Windows 64-bit
    Windows U3P
    Windows ... [More] PortableApps
    OS X Intel
    OS X PPC
    Source Code
    Version 1.2.0 is scheduled to be released during
    Sharkfest
    on Tuesday, June 16th. [Less]

    Wireshark 1.2.0pre1 Released

    Wireshark 1.2.0pre1 is now available for testing. Installers for
    Microsoft Windows, Macintosh OS X, and source code can be downloaded
    from the following locations:
    Windows 32-bit
    Windows 64-bit
    Windows U3P
    Windows PortableApps
    OS X Intel
    OS X PPC
    Source Code

    Free Wireshark Jumpstart Seminars From Laura Chappell

    Laura Chappell will be presenting
    Wireshark Jumpstart: Master Key Tasks for Network
    Troubleshooting on the following dates:
    May 26, 2009 @ 10:00am PDT (GMT-7)
    June 2, 2009 @ 10:00am PDT (GMT-7)
    June 23, 2009 @ 10:00am PDT (GMT-7)
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    Wireshark 1.0.8 Released

    Wireshark 1.0.8 has been released. Installers for Windows, Mac OS X
    10.5.5 and above (Intel and PPC), and source code is now available.
    In this release
    A security-related bugs in the PCNFSD dissector has been fixed. See the advisory for ... [More] details.
    Many other bugs have been fixed.
    This release includes an experimental package for Mac OS X 10.5.5 and above.
    For a complete list of changes, please refer to the
    1.0.8 release notes.
    Official releases are available right now from the
    download page. [Less]

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