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Mastering Netscaler VPX

You're reading from   Mastering Netscaler VPX Learn how to deploy and configure all the available Citrix NetScaler features with the best practices and techniques you need to know

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785281730
Length 218 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rick Roetenberg Rick Roetenberg
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Marius Sandbu Marius Sandbu
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Preface 1. Configuring the Standard Features of NetScaler® 2. Using the Features of NetScaler® AppExpert FREE CHAPTER 3. Integration with Citrix® Components 4. Traffic Management 5. Tuning and Monitoring NetScaler® Performances 6. Security Features and Troubleshooting 7. Real-World Deployment Scenarios Index

Analyzing network trace files using Wireshark


Wireshark contains a long list of different filters and options that we can use to analyze traffic from a trace file. Before we start going into analyzing the trace file, there are some settings we should configure before starting.

First, add a new column that shows, for instance, the destination port. All the different columns allow us to perform sorts and makes it easier to get the correct data.

This can be done by going into Edit | Preferences | Appearance | Columns. Click on the + sign and give it a name; click on the newly created column under Type and choose what kind of data that should be added, as shown in the following screenshot:

Next we need to enable name resolution. By default, a trace file does not resolve IP addresses into hostnames; therefore it might become cumbersome to analyze traffic without knowing where the traffic comes from.

We can enable this in Wireshark, and allow it to list all the IP addresses and query the DNS server...

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