Introduction to Wireshark and Packet Analysis

This chapter will help you to understand the basics and science behind packet analysis. Wireshark comes in very handy and proves something of a Swiss knife for professionals dealing with network, security, and digital forensic roles. You will learn about the following topics in this chapter:

• Introduction to Wireshark
• How Wireshark works
• Capturing methodologies
• Understanding the GUI of Wireshark
• Starting our first capture