Practical Packet Analysis

It´s easy enough to install Wireshark and begin capturing packets off the wire - or from the air. But how do you interpret those packets once you´ve captured them? And how can those packets help you to better understand what´s going on under the hood of your network?

Practical Packet Analysis shows how to use Wireshark to capture and then analyze packets as you take an indepth look at real-world packet analysis and network troubleshooting. The way the pros do it.

Wireshark (derived from the Ethereal project), has become the world´s most popular network sniffing application. But while Wireshark comes with documentation, there´s not a whole lot of information to show you how to use it in real-world scenarios. Practical Packet Analysis shows you how to:

- Use packet analysis to tackle common network problems, such as loss of connectivity, slow networks, malware infections, and more
- Build customized capture and display filters
- Tap into live network communication
- Graph traffic patterns to visualize the data flowing across your network
- Use advances Wireshark features to understand confusing packets
- Build statistics and reports to help you better explain technical network information to non-technical users

Because net-centric computing requires a deep understanding of network communication at the packet level, Practical Packet Analysis is a must have for any network technician, administrator, or engineer troubleshooting network problems of any kind.