Network Packet Capture deployment and tool Wireshark [Book excerpt]

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Practical PacketAnalysisUsing Wireshark to solveReal-world networkProblems

By Chris Sanders

ISBN-10: 1-59327-149-2

ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-149-7

Publisher: William Pollock

Production Editor: Christina samuell

Package flow of different network devices

Packet Capture Configuration

There are three primary ways to capture traffic from a target device on a switched network: Port locking ing, ARP cache locking oning, and hubbing out.

 

Wireshark history

Wireshark has a very rich history. gerald combs, a computer science graduate of the University of Missouri at Kansas City, originally developed it out ofnecessity. the very first version of combs 'application, called Ethereal, was released in 1998 under the GNU Public License (GPL ).

Eight years after releasing ethereal, combs left his job to pursue other career opportunities. unfortunately, his employer at that time had full right to the ethereal trademarks, and Combs was unable to reach an agreement that wocould allow him to control the ethereal "brand. "instead, combs and the rest of the development team rebranded the projectWiresharkIn mid-2006.

Wireshark has grown dramatically in popularity, and its collaborative development team now boasts over 500 contributors. The program as it exist

Under the Ethereal Name is no longer being developed