Wireshark
Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer that lets users examine protocol data from capture files. It supports dozens of file formats and thousands of protocols, with powerful features like display filters, packet reassembly, and the ability to view complete streams or play back audio.
Overview
4 featuresWireshark is a Debugging & profiling project. It focuses on analyzing and debugging network protocols and traffic from capture files. Wireshark is an open-source project aimed at network engineers and developers. Wireshark costs nothing to use. Wireshark is available on Linux.
It is developed by The Wireshark developer community. Among its 4 catalogued features are Protocol Analysis, Display Filters, and Packet Reassembly.
- Protocol Analysis
- Display Filters
- Packet Reassembly
- Stream Viewing
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Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about Wireshark
- What does Wireshark do?
- Wireshark focuses on analyzing and debugging network protocols and traffic from capture files. It is catalogued under Debugging & profiling on PulseGate.
- Who is Wireshark for?
- Wireshark is an open-source project built for network engineers and developers.
- Does Wireshark have a free plan?
- Yes — Wireshark is free to use.
- What platforms does Wireshark run on?
- Wireshark runs on Linux.
- Is Wireshark still maintained?
- Unverified. Wireshark has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- What projects are similar to Wireshark?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include jdProcessFileWatcher, D-Spy, and mitmproxy.jdProcessFileWatcherD-Spymitmproxy
- Who makes Wireshark?
- Wireshark is developed by The Wireshark developer community.
Also in Debugging & profiling
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