Wireshark

[Tinbed]

I was surprised to see that we don't have a thread on Wireshark. To be honest, I just started using it and I'm a novice. But I'd like to really know the real time benefits and advantages you can do with this application.

I ran this application on my local LAN at work and it listed a lost of information. I was able to filter it based on a specific IP and tracked a whole butch of packets.

My real question is what can people with hacking knowledge or networking knowledge really do with these packets? Do they add them together to decipher a message or something of that nature? I do know that information transferred via HTTPS would be encrypted any how. I'd like to invite people experienced with the application to share thoughts on what where their real objectives with this app and how they accomplished it using Wireshark

 

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Trouble shooting is the main purpose. To see if a device actually sends the info its marketing literature claims.

Saw it being used when debugging DLNA problems with TVs and servers.

 

[Criminal]

And certain web-analytics tags can only be captured by network monitoring tools like Wireshark. In office, use of such tools should only be carried out after checking with IT team, as they can bring down the whole network and you may be penalized for unauthorized packet snooping.