You're reading from Network Analysis using Wireshark Cookbook This book will be a massive ally in troubleshooting your network using Wireshark, the world's most popular analyzer. Over 100 practical recipes provide a focus on real-life situations, helping you resolve your own individual issues.

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2013

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781849517645

Length 452 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Wireshark

Concepts

Network Security

Author (1):

Yoram Orzach

Preface

1. Introducing Wireshark FREE CHAPTER

2. Using Capture Filters

3. Using Display Filters

4. Using Basic Statistics Tools

5. Using Advanced Statistics Tools

6. Using the Expert Infos Window

7. Ethernet, LAN Switching, and Wireless LAN

8. ARP and IP Analysis

9. UDP/TCP Analysis

10. HTTP and DNS

11. Analyzing Enterprise Applications' Behavior

12. SIP, Multimedia, and IP Telephony

13. Troubleshooting Bandwidth and Delay Problems

14. Understanding Network Security

A. Links, Tools, and Reading

Index

Using the Summary tool from the Statistics menu

In this recipe we will learn how to get general information about the data that runs over the network.

Start Wireshark, click on Statistics.

To use the Summary tool from the Statistics menu, follow the ensuing steps:

From the statistics menu, choose Summary.
What you will get is the Summary window (displayed in the following two screenshots).
As shown in the following screenshot, in the upper side of the window, you will see:
- File: This part of the window provides file data, such as file name and path, length, and so on
- Time: This part on the window displays the start time, end time, and duration of capture
- Capture: This part of the window shows on which interface the file was captured and also displays a remark window
In the lower part of the window is the Display window, where you will get a summary of the capture file statistics; this includes:
- The number of packets that were captured: their total number and percentage...