Written as a practical guide, Wireshark Starter will show you all you need to know to effectively capture and analyze network traffic. Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks. Understand protocol representation in Wireshark alongside statistical analysis. Learn how to effectively utilize Wireshark. Finally the book concludes by providing information about further references and official sources to learn more about the tool. You will then be guided through more detailed topics like the decoding of captured packets, generating graphs based on statistics, and name resolution. After initial setup, the book leads you through your first packet capture followed by some core topics like analyzing the captured traffic and understanding filters. Instant Wireshark Starter has been designed keeping basic learners in mind. It covers every inch of Wireshark in a concise and comprehensive manner. Walking you through from the very start, it transitions smoothly to cover core topics like filters, decoding packets, command line tools, and more. Instant Wireshark Starter is the perfect guide for new learners who are willing to dive into the world of computer networks. This concise book provides a perfect start to getting hands-on with packet analysis using Wireshark. The GUI provides a very user friendly and interactive media that simplifies the process of network forensics. It not only provides an interface for traffic capture but also provides a rich platform for an in-depth analysis of the traffic.

Wireshark is by far the most popular network traffic analyzing tool.

How to use wireshark for dummies