The most privacy sensitive are packets that are linked to mail/webbrowsing. Some packets are encrypted and only give information about the packets (source, destination, type of packet), other packets are 'plain text' and data can be read. There are many types of packets, some request a address for a PC, some to say to others, 'Hey im this pc and i am on address x', and there are packets that handle communication and data for webpages You can inspect network packets that go over the network.Īll the information that is sent from your computer to the internet / and or network is sent in packets.įor example (simplified) when you request a reddit page your computer sends out a packet with the message 'Hey reddit webserver, give me this page and everything that is associated with it.' The reddit server replies with a bunch of packets and you have your data.ĭepending on what point you install the wireshark application in the network and other factors (network hardware / topology) it is possible to capture everybody else his/her packets that their computer send. Wireshark does not send packets on the network or influence it in any other way, except for resolving names (converting numerical address values into a human readable format), but even that can be disabled.Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer. Wireshark does not manipulate processes on the network, it can only perform “measurements” within it. Computer s/w or h/w, intercepts & logs traffic passing over the network. However, if strange things happen, Wireshark might help you figure out what is really going on. Presented By: Hiral Chhaya, Anvita Priyam. Wireshark is loved equally by system administrators, network engineers, network enthusiasts, network security professionals and black hat hackers. It is the most widely used network monitoring tool today. It will not warn you if there are any suspicious activities on your network. Wireshark is a software tool used to monitor the network traffic through a network interface. Wireshark is not an intrusion detection system. Wireshark can dissect, or decode, a large number of protocols. Wireshark can export data into a large number of file formats, supported by other capture programs. Wireshark can import data from a large number of file formats, supported by other capture programs.Įxport files for many other capture programs. Import files from many other capture programs. Wireshark can capture traffic from different network media, including wireless LAN. Live capture from different network media.
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