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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)

Throughput measurements with I/O graphs

The I/O graph feature is a convenient tool for measuring throughput through the network. We can use it to measure the traffic and throughput of any predefined filter. In this recipe, we will see some examples of how it can be used to measure throughput in a network.

Getting ready

Connect your laptop to the network with Wireshark, with the port mirror to the link you want to measure, as you learned in Chapter 1, Introduction to Wireshark Version 2. Start a new capture or open an existing file, and then open the I/O graphs from the Statistics menu.

When measuring the throughput, we can measure it on a communication line between end devices (PC to server, phone to phone, PC to the internet...