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Chapter 1. Introduction
Table of Contents 1.1. What is Wireshark? 1.1.1. Some intended purposes 1.1.2. Features 1.1.3. Live capture from many different network media 1.1.4. Import files from many other capture programs 1.1.5. Export files for many other capture programs 1.1.6. Many protocol decoders 1.1.7. Open Source Software 1.1.8. What Wireshark is not 1.2. System Requirements 1.2.1. General Remarks 1.2.2. Microsoft Windows 1.2.3. Unix / Linux 1.3. Where to get Wireshark? 1.4. A brief history of Wireshark 1.5. Development and maintenance of Wireshark 1.6. Reporting problems and getting help 1.6.1. Website 1.6.2. Wiki 1.6.3. Q&A Forum 1.6.4. FAQ 1.6.5. Mailing Lists 1.6.6. Reporting Problems 1.6.7. Reporting Crashes on UNIX/Linux platforms 1.6.8. Reporting Crashes on Windows platforms
1.1.2. Features
The following are some of the many features Wireshark provides: Available for UNIX and Windows. Capture live packet data from a network interface. Display packets with very detailed protocol information. Open and Save packet data captured.
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Import and Export packet data from and to a lot of other capture programs. Filter packets on many criteria. Search for packets on many criteria. Colorize packet display based on filters. Create various statistics. ... and a lot more! However, to really appreciate its power, you have to start using it. Figure 1.1, Wireshark captures packets and allows you to examine their content. shows Wireshark having captured some packets and waiting for you to examine them. Figure 1.1. Wireshark captures packets and allows you to examine their content.
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