diff --git a/documentation/Wireshark/README.md b/documentation/Wireshark/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..aecd0b31e78ef08c1dd98419dfd003fa34c52670 --- /dev/null +++ b/documentation/Wireshark/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Wireshark Setup and Use + +Wireshark is the world’s foremost and widely-used network protocol analyzer. +It lets you see what’s happening on your network at a microscopic level and +is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many commercial and non-profit enterprises, +government agencies, and educational institutions. +Wireshark development thrives thanks to the volunteer contributions of networking experts +around the globe and is the continuation of a project started by Gerald Combs in 1998. + +## Installation and Configuration + +IMPORTANT: if you have already installed Wireshark, check your version! +Always use the latest so that operating-system security and feature sets are up to date. + +a. Download Wireshark from https://www.wireshark.org +b. Install as local administrator if possible +c. Launch and see if network packets are being detected. +