Wireshark user interface
The Wireshark main window appears when Wireshark starts capturing a packet, or when a .pcap file is open for offline viewing. It looks similar to the following screenshot:
The Wireshark UI interface consists of different panes and provides various options to the user for customizing it. In this chapter, we will cover these panes in detail:
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Item |
What is it? |
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The red box |
This shows that Wireshark is running and capturing a packet |
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1 |
This is the Filter toolbar, used for filtering packets based on the applied filter |
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2 |
This is the Packet List pane, which displays all captured packets |
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3 |
This is the Packet Details pane, which ... |
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