Network Security
WiresharktcpdumpPacket Analysis

Overview

A Venn diagram comparing Wireshark and tcpdump.

  • Wireshark: full graphical interface and deep packet inspection.
  • tcpdump: command-line, lightweight and ideal for servers and scripted captures.
  • Both: free and open source, save .pcap files, and use the same libpcap/BPF filter syntax.

The deliverable

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