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Q 1.9: How do you pronounce Ethereal? Where did the name come from?

Ethereal: Frequently Asked Questions
The English pronunciation can be found in Merriam-Webster's online dictionary at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=ethereal. According to the book "Computer Networks" by Andrew Tannenbaum, Ethernet was named after the "luminiferous ether" which was once thought to carry electromagnetic radiation. Taking that into consideration, Ethereal seemed like an appropriate name for something that started out as an Ethernet analyzer.

Q 3.1: I installed an Ethereal RPM; why did it install Tethereal but not Ethereal?

Ethereal: Frequently Asked Questions
Older versions of the Red Hat RPMs for Ethereal put only the non-GUI components into the ethereal RPM, the fact that Ethereal is a GUI program nonwithstanding; newer versions make it a bit clearer by giving that RPM a name starting with ethereal-base.

How do I pronounce "Dejal", and where did the name come from?

Frequently Asked Questions
The name "Dejal" is pronouced "DEE-JILL". It is not a French word, so should not be pronounced as "DAY-ZHAL" or other variations. The name originated from the former initials of the founder of the company, David Sinclair. He used to be David J. Lambert, but both he and his wife changed their surnames to "Sinclair" when they got married, being people who like to make their own conventions.

Where did the name "Vosges" come from and how do you pronounce it?

Vosges Haut-Chocolat Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The name "Vosges Haut-Chocolat" (pronounced, vohj o- sho-colah) came from Place des Vosges in France. There is a mountain range in France called Vosges and a square nearby called Place des Vosges. Katrina had a memorable experience with truffle beignets at the Place des Vosges, which inspired the creation of Vosges Haut-Chocolat and her exotic truffles!

Q 1.3: Can I use Ethereal commercially?

Ethereal: Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, if, for example, you mean "I work for a commercial organization; can I use Ethereal to capture and analyze network traffic in our company's networks or in our customer's networks?"

Q 1.4: Can I use Ethereal as part of my commercial product?

Ethereal: Frequently Asked Questions
As noted, Ethereal is licensed under the GNU General Public License. The GPL imposes conditions on your use of GPL'ed code in your own products; you cannot, for example, make a "derived work" from Ethereal, by making modifications to it, and then sell the resulting derived work and not allow recipients to give away the resulting work.

How do you pronounce the name?

Concerta: Frequently Asked Questions
The maker of the medication pronounces it like this: con- sert -a, with the "sert" syllable sounding like the second syllable of the English word "concert".

What are the Rolls Ethereal?

rec.org.sca / Rialto Frequently Asked Questions
The Rolls Ethereal list people on the Rialto, at least name and electronic address, and often interests, location, and awards. The Rolls are maintained by Justin du Coeur <rolls@waks.org> They are available via World Wide Web at http://www.waks.org/rolls

Where did the Name come from?

Frequently Asked Questions - GROWW - Grief Recovery Online
The name comes from the founders of the company, widows and widowers, who found one another in chat rooms on America Online. See also our History page.

Q.) Where did Methadone come from?

Methadone Rehab & Treatment Centers
A.) Methadone was originally developed by the Nazis during World War II. When the supply of opium was cut off, Nazi addicts like Hermann Goering (Commander in Chief of the Luftwaffe and Hitler's designated successor) wanted to avoid the possibility of withdrawal. He instructed the German drug companies to produce a wholly synthetic opiate that didn't need to rely on the poppy. The chemists came up with a drug that not only worked, but also lasted a long time.

Q 1.7: Can Ethereal read capture files from {your favorite network analyzer}?

Ethereal: Frequently Asked Questions
Support for particular protocols is added to Ethereal as a result of people contributing that support; no formal plans for adding support for particular protocols in particular future releases exist. If a network analyzer writes out files in a format already supported by Ethereal (e.g., in libpcap format), Ethereal may already be able to read them, unless the analyzer has added its own proprietary extensions to that format.

Q 1.8: What devices can Ethereal use to capture packets?

Ethereal: Frequently Asked Questions
Ethereal can read live data from Ethernet, Token-Ring, FDDI, serial (PPP and SLIP) (if the OS on which it's running allows Ethereal to do so), 802.11 wireless LAN (if the OS on which it's running allows Ethereal to do so), ATM connections (if the OS on which it's running allows Ethereal to do so), and the "any" device supported on Linux by recent versions of libpcap.

Q 7.5: Can Ethereal capture on (my T1/E1 line, SS7 links, etc.)?

Ethereal: Frequently Asked Questions
Ethereal can only capture on devices supported by libpcap/WinPcap. On most OSes, only devices that can act as network interfaces of the type that support IP are supported as capture devices for libpcap/WinPcap, although the device doesn't necessarily have to be running as an IP interface in order to support traffic capture. On Linux and FreeBSD, libpcap 0.

Q 7.12: Why does Ethereal hang after I stop a capture?

Ethereal: Frequently Asked Questions
The most likely reason for this is that Ethereal is trying to look up an IP address in the capture to convert it to a name (so that, for example, it can display the name in the source address or destination address columns), and that lookup process is taking a very long time. Ethereal calls a routine in the OS of the machine on which it's running to convert of IP addresses to the corresponding names.

Q How do you pronounce Zlan?

Zlan -- FAQ
Zlan is a two syllable word "Z'-lan" pronounced Zee’-lun or Zee'-lan. Zlan is pronounced similar to New Zealand without the "New" and "d". Note that there is no "d" at the end of Zlan. The name Zlan is the result of two people (George Spencer & Karl Davenport) setting around a table trying out names.

Q 1.9: Can I use Wireshark as part of my commercial product?

Wireshark: Frequently Asked Questions
As noted, Wireshark is licensed under the GNU General Public License. The GPL imposes conditions on your use of GPL'ed code in your own products; you cannot, for example, make a "derived work" from Wireshark, by making modifications to it, and then sell the resulting derived work and not allow recipients to give away the resulting work.

Q 1.9: Why are ISLRBC meetings, agendas and minutes not accessible to the public?

International St. Lawrence River Board of Control ---
The ISLRBC reaches its decisions by consensus based on what is in the best interest of both countries and all interests rather than by negotiating from national positions or the positions of particular interests. Opening the meetings would inhibit the free discussion among ISLRBC members needed to reach consensus, force them into inflexible positions, and impair their ability to take timely action on sensitive international issues.

Q:Where did you come up with the name FlyingBeds?

Murphy Beds Came First, Then Wall Beds and Now Flying Beds
It was a slow day in the trade show booth. Somebody came by and asked what the name of my website was. Hell, it was 1994, I hadn't even thought about a website.! A search that night proved to me "Murphy Bed"" in any spelling was crazy. The next day, standing in the booth with no customers, on a Tuesday afternoon, I walked over to Bob in the booth next to mine and asked.. "What do you think of a website named "Falling Beds"? Bob said, "That won't fly".

Q: Where did the idea for MailboxCam come from?

Wireless Camera, Wireless Cameras, and Hidden Cameras - FAQs
I came up with the idea for the MailboxCam after watching my wife's 88 year old grandfather struggle to check his mailbox several times each day by walking up and down the stairs of his second floor apartment building. I wanted to find a way for him to view the contents of his mailbox without having to leave the apartment. There were wireless battery powered cameras on the market, but none of them would operate for more than a few hours without a battery recharge or replacement.
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