Wireshark Wiki

This is the wiki site for the Wireshark network protocol analyzer. If you would like permission to edit this wiki, please see the editing instructions page (tl;dr: send us a note with your GitLab account name or request access to the Wiki Editor group using the GitLab feature).

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General

• HowToEdit: Information about how to edit the Wireshark wiki

• SampleCaptures: Sample capture files for your edification and amusement

• NetworkTroubleshooting: Information about tracking down network problems

Prepare Wireshark / TShark

• BuildingAndInstalling: Building and Installing Wireshark (Developer’s Guide) (archived BuildingAndInstalling)

• CaptureSetup: How to setup your network to successfully capture packets

• CaptureSetup/Ethernet: Discusses capturing on switched Ethernet networks

• CaptureSetup/WLAN: Frequently asked WLAN capture setup info

Use Wireshark / TShark

Things not (yet) part of the Wireshark User's Guide.

• CaptureFilters: A collection of capture filter examples

• DisplayFilters: A collection of display filter examples

• ColoringRules: A collection of coloring rules examples

• HowTo: How to do various things with Wireshark and Tshark

• Preferences: Preference settings controlling the behaviour of Wireshark and TShark

• Statistics: Statistics range from general capture file information to protocol specific statistics

• Security: how to use Wireshark as securely as possible

• Performance: how to "fine tune" Wireshark's performance

• Timestamps: Accuracy, precision, and resolution

• Tools: tools and scripts that relate to the use of Wireshark and TShark

References

• ProtocolReference: Reference for network protocols

• PortReference: TCP/UDP Port number reference

• Display Filter Reference: comprehensive list of all valid display filter fields

• FileFormatReference: Wireshark's read/write support of (foreign) capture file formats

• SwitchReference: Notes on using particular switch models for capture

• HubReference: Notes on using particular hub models for capture

• TapReference: Notes on TAPs, including a short list of links to some TAP manufacturers

Miscellaneous

• ThirdPartyServices: People or companies offering services related to Wireshark

• Development: things related to the development of Wireshark and TShark

• ReportingBugs: What to do when you think you've found a bug

• Presentations: Tons of interesting material on Wireshark

• PracticalJokes: How to make Wireshark do strange things

• InTheMedia: Movies and TV-Shows featuring Wireshark

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