                         Wireshark 2.2.1 Release Notes
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What is Wireshark?

   Wireshark is the world's most popular network protocol analyzer. It is
   used for troubleshooting, analysis, development and education.
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What's New

     * The Windows installers now ship with Qt 5.6. Previously they
       shipped with Qt 5.3.

  Bug Fixes

   The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:
     * [1]wnpa-sec-2016-56
       The Bluetooth L2CAP dissector could crash. ([2]Bug 12825)
     * [3]wnpa-sec-2016-57
       The NCP dissector could crash. ([4]Bug 12945)

   The following bugs have been fixed:
     * Flow Graph colored data arrows. ([5]Bug 12065)
     * Capture File Properties under Statistics Grayed Out after Stopping
       a Capture. ([6]Bug 12071)
     * Qt: Hidden columns displayed during live capture. ([7]Bug 12377)
     * Unable to save changes to coloring rules. ([8]Bug 12814)
     * Bad description for NBSS error code 0x81. ([9]Bug 12835)
     * Live capture from USBPcap fails immediately. ([10]Bug 12846)
     * Cannot decrypt EAP-TTLS traffic (not recognized as conversation).
       ([11]Bug 12879)
     * Export packet dissections Option disabled after capturing traffic.
       ([12]Bug 12898)
     * Failure to open file named with Chinese or other multibyte
       characters. ([13]Bug 12900)
     * k12 text file format causes errors. ([14]Bug 12903)
     * File | File Set | List Files dialog is blank. ([15]Bug 12904)
     * Decoding/Display of an INAP CONNECT message goes wrong for the
       Destination Routing Address part. ([16]Bug 12911)
     * TLS padding extension dissector length parsing bug. ([17]Bug 12922)
     * Diameter dictionary bugs. ([18]Bug 12927)
     * File open from menu bar with filter in place causes Wireshark to
       crash. ([19]Bug 12929)
     * Unable to capture USBPcap trace using tshark with extcap built.
       ([20]Bug 12949)
     * P1 dissector fails a TVB assertion. ([21]Bug 12976)
     * Multiple PortableApps instances can once again be run at the same
       time.

  New and Updated Features

   There are no new features in this release.

  New File Format Decoding Support

   There are no new file formats in this release.

  New Protocol Support

   There are no new protocols in this release.

  Updated Protocol Support

   6LowPAN, BT L2CAP, CIP, DCOM IRemUnknown, Diameter, DMP, EAP, ISUP,
   NBT, NCP, NetFlow, SSL / TLS, and U3V

  New and Updated Capture File Support

   Ascend, and K12

  New and Updated Capture Interfaces support

   There are no new or updated capture interfaces supported in this
   release.

  Major API Changes

   There are no major API changes in this release.
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Getting Wireshark

   Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from
   [22]https://www.wireshark.org/download.html.

  Vendor-supplied Packages

   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 [23]download page on the Wireshark web site.
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File Locations

   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.
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Known Problems

   Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes. ([24]Bug 1419)

   The BER dissector might infinitely loop. ([25]Bug 1516)

   Capture filters aren't applied when capturing from named pipes.
   ([26]Bug 1814)

   Filtering tshark captures with read filters (-R) no longer works.
   ([27]Bug 2234)

   Application crash when changing real-time option. ([28]Bug 4035)

   Packet list rows are oversized. ([29]Bug 4357)

   Wireshark and TShark will display incorrect delta times in some cases.
   ([30]Bug 4985)

   Wireshark should let you work with multiple capture files. ([31]Bug
   10488)

   Dell Backup and Recovery (DBAR) makes many Windows applications crash,
   including Wireshark. ([32]Bug 12036)
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Getting Help

   Community support is available on [33]Wireshark's Q&A site and on the
   wireshark-users mailing list. Subscription information and archives for
   all of Wireshark's mailing lists can be found on [34]the web site.

   Official Wireshark training and certification are available from
   [35]Wireshark University.
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Frequently Asked Questions

   A complete FAQ is available on the [36]Wireshark web site.
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   Last updated 2016-10-04 17:10:19 UTC

References

   1. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-56.html
   2. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12825
   3. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-57.html
   4. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12945
   5. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12065
   6. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12071
   7. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12377
   8. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12814
   9. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12835
  10. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12846
  11. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12879
  12. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12898
  13. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12900
  14. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12903
  15. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12904
  16. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12911
  17. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12922
  18. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12927
  19. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12929
  20. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12949
  21. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12976
  22. https://www.wireshark.org/download.html
  23. https://www.wireshark.org/download.html#thirdparty
  24. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1419
  25. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516
  26. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1814
  27. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2234
  28. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4035
  29. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4357
  30. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4985
  31. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10488
  32. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12036
  33. https://ask.wireshark.org/
  34. https://www.wireshark.org/lists/
  35. http://www.wiresharktraining.com/
  36. https://www.wireshark.org/faq.html
