From 55f5146adacf7e65b5a1fd55bab74e154a8ab8ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Brutzman, Don" <brutzman@nps.edu> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:26:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Wireshark README for course participants --- documentation/Wireshark/README.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 documentation/Wireshark/README.md diff --git a/documentation/Wireshark/README.md b/documentation/Wireshark/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..aecd0b31e7 --- /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. + -- GitLab