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 ...

In the hands of a sophisticated protocol expert, Wireshark is indeed a useful tool – but we are struck by how using Wireshark is like using a sextant in a GPS world. Just as using a sextant to ...

With Wireshark running, follow along with me in this vTutorial on how to see and sniff traffic. This will help you see how important using HTTPS websites, and encryption is.

If you’ve done any network programming or hacking, you’ve probably used Wireshark. If you haven’t, then you certainly should. Wireshark lets you capture and analyze data flowing o… ...