Wireshark
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pyshark
Python wrapper for tshark, allowing python packet parsing using wireshark dissectors (by KimiNewt)
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| Wireshark | pyshark | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5 | |
| 6,617 | 2,118 | |
| 2.3% | - | |
| 10.0 | 3.4 | |
| 7 days ago | 20 days ago | |
| C | Python | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Wireshark
Posts with mentions or reviews of Wireshark.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-01.
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Wireshark & tcpdump: A Debugging Power Couple
To begin with Wireshark, visit their official website for the download. The installation process is straightforward, but attention should be paid to the installation of command-line tools, which may require separate steps. Upon launching Wireshark, users are greeted with a selection of network interfaces as seen below. Choosing the correct interface, such as the loopback for local server debugging, is crucial for capturing relevant data.
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Best Hacking Tools for Beginners 2024
Wireshark
- Why is my LG Washing Machine using 3.6GB of data/day?
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Non-IP networking
If you're very curious as to what is really going on under the hood, I recommend you familiarize yourself with port mirroring for your switch platform of choice, and then use a laptop in promiscuous mode to capture traffic using Wireshark. Failing that, hire a network engineer to interview one of their sales engineers or architects, and have them explain it to you.
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Biscuit studying IPv6 with me
You should do a hands fins-on lab with Wireshark.
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How to implement SSL/TLS pinning in Node.js
A great way to test the effectiveness of a pinning implementation is by simulating an MITM attack. Tools like Mitmproxy or Wireshack allow us to create a test environment to monitor, intercept, and proxy network requests for a test host.
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Russia starts blocking VPN at the protocol (WireGuard, OpenVPN) level
They even have a nice comment explaining the heuristic: https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/blob/ef9c79ae81b00a63...
* Heuristics to detect the WireGuard protocol: -
Rockwell L5X Vendor, ProductType, and ProductCode Lists
This has been put together for Wireshark, starting on line 1520 https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/blob/master/epan/dissectors/packet-cip.c
- Ask HN: Is there a tool to generate binary protocol figures out of a spec?
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Network+ Wireshark classification question
Obviously based on the question you know the answer is a Wireshark-like software and it boils down to how you classify Wireshark. My issue is that Wikipedia refers to it as a Packet Analyzer, Varonis refers to it as a Packet Sniffer, Wireshark refers to itself as a Network Protocol Analyzer, Kali documentation refers to it as a Network Sniffer, Wireshark's README refers to itself as a Network Analyzer OR Sniffer...
pyshark
Posts with mentions or reviews of pyshark.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-26.
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New IP Osint Tool!
Pyshark: https://github.com/KimiNewt/pyshark Requests: https://github.com/psf/requests Colorama:https://github.com/tartley/colorama
- What do you use to map networks with historical PCAP?
- Wireshark Packet Tracker
- How can I use Python to view incoming network traffic on my network?
- creating my own intrusion detection system (IDS) in python
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Wireshark and pyshark you can also consider the following projects:
mitmproxy - An interactive TLS-capable intercepting HTTP proxy for penetration testers and software developers.
scapy - Scapy: the Python-based interactive packet manipulation program & library. Supports Python 2 & Python 3.
mtr - Official repository for mtr, a network diagnostic tool
nfstream - NFStream: a Flexible Network Data Analysis Framework.
Sysdig - Linux system exploration and troubleshooting tool with first class support for containers
PF_RING - High-speed packet processing framework
Dripcap
hotwire - Hotwire allows you to study network traffic of a few popular protocols in a simple way
Winshark - A wireshark plugin to instrument ETW
wifite2 - Rewrite of the popular wireless network auditor, "wifite" - original by @derv82
grml - Grmls core configuration files for zsh, vim, screen…
etl2pcapng - Utility that converts an .etl file containing a Windows network packet capture into .pcapng format.