Wireshark is the world's most popular network analyzer tool with over 1 million downloads per month. As the founder of Wireshark University, Laura Chappell is undoubtedly one of the best Wireshark instructors around. In this updated book, Laura offers step-by-step instructions on the key functions and features of Wireshark, including:

• Filter on addresses, protocols, fields, or traffic characteristics
• Create custom columns for more efficient analysis
• Find the source of delays with filters and coloring rules
• Perform unattended captures with auto-stop conditions
• Filter on keywords using wildcards and regular expressions
• Graph and compare user, subnet, and application traffic
• Reassemble and extract a file from captured traffic
• Identify DNS and HTTP errors quickly
• Export important packet details to CSV format

This book includes 46 step-by-step labs to quickly bring you up to speed with Wireshark version 2, regardless of whether you are a newbie or already working with Wireshark today!.