Summary

The Statistics menu in Wireshark contains options that can give us insight from a unique perspective. In this chapter, we've discussed features such as Summary, Conversations, Endpoints, and Graphs.

Summary is an informational feature, which offers a granular form of data, filters, and the trace file that you are working with. The Conversations window details data regarding the communication that happens between two or more hosts. The Endpoints dialog gives an overview of the devices connected to the network and communicating. The Protocol Hierarchy window gives an idea about the protocols being used in the communication, that is, it gives us a picture of the distribution of protocols used by the hosts for communication.

Graphs are a pictorial way of representing the statistics regarding packets. We can easily figure out if something is wrong with our network; we can match network performances and troubleshoot general day-to-day problems that occur.

IO graphs tell us the basic...