Using Wireshark's features for telephony and multimedia analysis

First, let's see what tools are provided by Wireshark for monitoring voice, video, and multimedia.

Getting ready

While facing problems with voice calls, video-conference calls, or other multimedia sessions, connect your laptop with Wireshark and port mirror one of the following devices as shown in the following diagram:

Getting ready

Follow these steps to use Wireshark's features for telephony and multimedia analysis:

  1. Monitor the local or remote clients (1) in cases where you suspect a specific client problem.
  2. Monitor the local or remote IP PBX system (2) when you suspect a central problem that influences ...

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