Wireshark 101: Essential Skills for Network Analysis, 2nd Edition

Wireshark is the world’s most popular network analyzer tool with over 1 million downloads per month. As the Founder of Wireshark University, Laura Chappell is undoubtedly one of the best Wireshark instructors around.

In this updated book, Laura offers step-by-step instructions on the key functions and features of Wireshark, including:

• Filter on addresses, protocols, fields or traffic characteristics
• Create custom columns for more efficient analysis
• Find the source of delays with filters and coloring rules
• Perform unattended captures with auto-stop conditions
• Filter on keywords using wildcards and regular expressions
• Graph and compare user, subnet and application traffic
• Reassemble and extract a file from captured traffic
• Identify DNS and HTTP errors fast
• Export important packet details to .csv format
• …and more

This book includes 46 step-by-step Labs to quickly bring you up to speed with Wireshark version 2 regardless of whether you are a newbie or already working with Wireshark today!

Table of Contents

Chapter 0 Skills: Explore Key Wireshark Elements and Traffic Flows
Chapter 1 Skills: Customize Wireshark Views and Settings
Chapter 2 Skills: Determine the Best Capture Method and Apply Capture Filters
Chapter 3 Skills: Apply Display Filters to Focus on Specific Traffic
Chapter 4 Skills: Color and Export Interesting Packets
Chapter 5 Skills: Build and Interpret Tables and Graphs
Chapter 6 Skills: Reassemble Traffic for Faster Analysis
Chapter 7 Skills: Add Comments to Your Trace Files and Packets
Chapter 8 Skills: Use Command-Line Tools to Capture, Split, and Merge Traffic