Thursday, August 13, 2009

Wireshark for Network Packet Analysis


Wireshark is a free packet sniffer and analyzer tool. It is commonly used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications protocol development and education. Previously, it is known as Ethereal.

Wirehsark is very similar to tcpdum but it has a GUI and many more information sorting and filtering options. It provides user the capability to analyze network packets of various protocols in details.

Example 1: HTTP Client Web Access Packet Analysis Using Wireshark



Example 2: SMTP Email Acess Packet Analysis Using Wireshark



For a complete understanding and usage of Wireshark and other network packet analyzer and reconstruction tools, you may consider attending the Network Packet Forensics Analysis Training Course conducted by Decision Group. Click Here for more information.

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