Read and write multiple capture file formats with this leading network protocol analyzer globally that serves as the standard tool in various industries and educational institutions. The solution supports tcpdump (libpcap), Pcap NG, Catapult DCT2000, Cisco Secure IDS iplog, Microsoft Network Monitor, Network General Sniffer (compressed and uncompressed), Sniffer Pro, NetXray, Network Instruments Observer, and NetScreen snoop.
Wireshark is a smart application for Mac that allows users to browse and analyze network data. It was basically developed for network administrators but it can be easily used by unexperienced users, as well. The main interface provides users with quick access to all of the features. This feature-rich application is an x11-based application so when launching the program, users will see x11 (a cross-platform windowing environment specific to UNIX systems) application popping out as well. Basically, the tool allows for capturing data from a network that shows the time, source, destination, protocol, length and some info for all active connections. On top of that, the tool also lets users monitor information related to virtual telephony. The menu of the software is complex and provides a lot of tools and features for users to explore, and the window drop-like tabs make it an easy-to-use menu as well.
In conclusion, it should be mentioned that Wireshark is a handy application for analyzing any streams of data and connection on a private network; it is free, it comes with an easy-to-use menu and is highly customizable.
v1.8 [Jun 25, 2012]
- The PPP dissector could crash. (Debian bug 680056)
- The NFS dissector could use excessive amounts of CPU. (Bug 7436)
- Wireshark crashes on bootp filter. (Bug 7391)
- Wireshark > 1.4 does not correctly read Association ID for PS Poll packets. (Bug 7429)
- Radius-EAP broken since 1.8.0 release. (Bug 7430)
- SNMP incorrectly marks SNMPv3 "discovery" packet as malformed. (Bug 7438)
- Widgets are not properly expanded in GTK3. (Bug 7377)
- Find Next Mark duplicated on Edit Menu. (Bug 7445)
- DVB-CI/CI+: fix offset error in operator_info apdu. (Bug 7468)
- Unable to correctly identify IEC 61850 MMS packets. (Bug 7488)
- WinPcap doesn't install if vcredist_x64 requires reboot. (Bug 7507)Updated Protocol Support:
- BACapp, BOOTP, DCERPC SPOOLSS, DVB-CI, H.248, IEEE 802.11, Jmirror, NAS EPS, NFS, PPP, RELOAD Framing, SES, SNMP, XMPPNew and Updated Capture File Support:
- Microsoft Network Monitor