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.

Getting ready

Start Wireshark, click on Statistics.

How to do it...

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

  1. From the statistics menu, choose Summary.
    How to do it...

    What you will get is the Summary window (displayed in the following two screenshots).

  2. 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 ...

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