Wireshark offers a number of features that can be configured to enhance the accuracy and ease of performing packet analysis activities such as troubleshooting a functional or performance problem. Selecting the best format to measure the elapsed time between packets is an important factor. There are a number of protocol-specific options that affect how Wireshark displays time-related information that are useful as well. Coloring rules, preferences settings, and profiles let you customize Wireshark for your particular style of analysis, as well as the different environments that you might work in.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

These topics will wrap up our introduction to the most essential and useful features and options of Wireshark.