The Wireshark network protocol analyzer has been used by networking professionals for the last two decades and today the technology is finally getting its own open source foundation.

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Organizations seeking a reliable ally to help defend the network should seriously consider enlisting Wireshark, a free, open source network protocol analyzer that has been around since 1998. Created ...

In previous articles, I’ve used the Wireshark network protocol analyzer to create various illustrations. Given that this is one of the most powerful tools ever created for network troubleshooting, ...

Protocol analyzers are the indispensable tools that your IT staff deploys on the network when it’s not behaving properly. Sharp, experienced admins can examine the live network data or a saved ...

There are a host of fancy packet sniffers and protocol analyzers available to aid in diagnosing network traffic problems. Yet, one tool that is powerful in its own right, and is free to boot, is ...

Vendors would have you believe you need to spend thousands of dollars on protocol analyzer software to troubleshoot Voice over IP (VoIP) networks. After all, voice quality suffers if packets are late, ...

For network admins and network security professionals, one of the most important tools to learn to use is Wireshark (formerly Ethereal), a free and open source network analyzer/packet sniffer software ...