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# 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.
Wireshark is an excellent open-source tool with wide use. Capabilities include inspection of <code>dis</code> packets.
[Capturing DIS Packets](Capturing_DIS_Packets.pdf) by Tobias Brennenstuhl is his [thesis annex](https://calhoun.nps.edu/handle/10945/65436)
specifically written to help support student efforts.
## 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.
1. Download Wireshark from https://www.wireshark.org
2. Install as local administrator if possible
3. Launch and see if network packets are being detected.
| Successful installation, monitoring | Failed installation, no monitoring |
| ------ | ------ |
| <a href="images/WiresharkNetworkInterfaces.png"><img src="images/WiresharkNetworkInterfaces.png" width="300" align="center"/></a> | <a href="images/WiresharkNoNetworkTraffic.png"><img src="images/WiresharkNoNetworkTraffic.png" width="300" align="center"/></a> |
4. Check your network interfaces via console commands [ipconfig](ipconfig.txt)
5. Double-check network interfaces using [ipconfig /all](ipconfigAll.txt) to see any hidden interfaces
## Capturing Packets
1. Confirm preferences: File &gt; Preferences &gt; Capture as shown
<a href="images/WiresharkCapturePreferences.png"><img src="images/WiresharkCapturePreferences.png" width="300" align="center"/>
2. Set filter to dis
3. Lauch one of the example programs to send packets, then observe results.
<a href="images/WiresharkUdpDisPduCapture.png"><img src="images/WiresharkUdpDisPduCapture.png" width="300" align="center"/>
## Troubleshooting
1. huh
## References
1. Wireshark intro video and Go Deep
2. Wireshark FAQ
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