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Wireshark Essentials

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Wireshark Essentials

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Wireshark Essentials
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Wireshark preferences


In the Adding a time column section, we opened the Preferences window using Preferences in the Edit menu or by clicking on the Preferences icon in the icon bar to configure the time display column options. There are quite a number of Preferences options that you should be aware of and may want to adjust to customize your Wireshark environment:

  • Layout: This is used to select the ordering of the Packet List, Packet Details, and Packet Bytes panes.

  • Columns: This is used to add, remove, and move columns in the Packet List pane.

  • Capture: This is used to set the default capture options.

  • Filter Expressions: This is used to add, remove, or move the Filter Expression buttons.

  • Name Resolution: This is used to set the MAC, transport, and network (IP) resolution options.

  • Protocols: There are options that can be set for all of the protocols that Wireshark supports; some of the most important and useful of these options include:

    • HTTP: This is used to add any additional TCP ports...