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Network Analysis using Wireshark 2 Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Nagendra Kumar Nainar, Yoram Orzach, Yogesh Ramdoss
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Network Analysis using Wireshark 2 Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Nagendra Kumar Nainar, Yoram Orzach, Yogesh Ramdoss

Overview of this book

This book contains practical recipes on troubleshooting a data communications network. This second version of the book focuses on Wireshark 2, which has already gained a lot of traction due to the enhanced features that it offers to users. The book expands on some of the subjects explored in the first version, including TCP performance, network security, Wireless LAN, and how to use Wireshark for cloud and virtual system monitoring. You will learn how to analyze end-to-end IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity failures for Unicast and Multicast traffic using Wireshark. It also includes Wireshark capture files so that you can practice what you’ve learned in the book. You will understand the normal operation of E-mail protocols and learn how to use Wireshark for basic analysis and troubleshooting. Using Wireshark, you will be able to resolve and troubleshoot common applications that are used in an enterprise network, like NetBIOS and SMB protocols. Finally, you will also be able to measure network parameters, check for network problems caused by them, and solve them effectively. By the end of this book, you’ll know how to analyze traffic, find patterns of various offending traffic, and secure your network from them.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)

Configuring Ethernet, ARP, host, and network filters

In these recipes, we will discuss how to configure layer 2-3 filters, that is, Ethernet-based and IP-based filters. We will also discuss Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) filters.

Getting ready

In layer 2, we will configure Ethernet-based filters, while in layer 3 we will configure IP filters. For Ethernet, we have filters based on the Ethernet frame and MAC address, while for IP we have filters based on the IP packet and addresses.

Common frame delta filters include the following:

  • frame.time_delta: For the time delta between the current and previous captured frame (will be used in statistical graphs, in Chapter 6, Using Advanced Statistics Tools)
  • frame.time_delta_displayed...