Jul 17, 2006
The Ethereal network protocol analyzer has changed its name to Wireshark.
The name might be new, but the software is the same. Wireshark’s powerful features make it the tool of choice for network troubleshooting, protocol development, and education worldwide.
Wireshark was written by networking experts around the world, and is an example of the power of open source. It runs on Windows, Linux, UNIX, and other platforms.
Wireshark 0.99.2 has been released. Several security-related vulnerabilities have been fixed and several new features have been added.
For a complete list of changes, please refer to the 0.99.2 release notes. Official releases are available right now from the download page.