Wiresharkisanopensourceprotocolanalyser,commonlyusedamongthenetworkandsecurityprofessionals.Currentlybeingdevelopedandmaintainedbyvolunteercontributionsofnetworkingexpertsfromallovertheglobe.Wiresharkismainlyusedtoanalyzenetworktraffic,analysenetworkissues,analyseprotocolbehaviour,etc.-itletsyouseewhat'sgoingoninyournetworkatagranularlevel.ThisbooktakesyoufromthebasicsoftheWiresharkenvironmenttodetectingandresolvingnetworkanomalies.ThisbookwillstartfromthebasicsofsettingupyourWiresharkenvironmentandwillwalkyouthroughthefundamentalsofnetworkingandpacketanalysis.Asyoumakeyourwaythroughthechapters,youwilldiscoverdifferentwaystoanalysenetworktrafficthroughcreationandusageoffiltersandstatisticalfeatures.Youwilllookatnetworksecuritypacketanalysis,command-lineutilities,andotheradvancedtoolsthatwillcomeinhandywhenworkingwithday-to-daynetworkoperations.Bytheendofthisbook,youhaveenoughskillwithWireshark2toovercomereal-worldnetworkchallenges.