Wireshark Reviews

I use Wireshark to analyze packets, especially network packets.

Wireshark's best feature is that it's adaptive, which means it's the go-to tool for network-related developers, as when the new protocol comes up, it's rapidly applied to the system, so I can just look into the packet. For example, I'm working in the automotive industry, and Wireshark supports some IP protocols, which not many tools do.

Wireshark's UI isn't easy to handle and doesn't have as nice a view as Omnipeek.

I've been using Wireshark for over twelve years.

Wireshark is stable. When it changed its UI from a legacy one to the acute, there were some crashes, but that was a while ago, and now it's pretty much stable.

Wireshark provides some macro functions and a custom parse protocol for the new protocols, so it's quite scalable.

As it's open-source, Wireshark's customer service isn't as sophisticated as private products. Developers are welcome to contribute their help, but if no one is interested in your particular issue, there's likely no mode to come up with a solution. 

The initial setup was straightforward and only took a couple of minutes to complete.

We use the free, open-source version of Wireshark.

The most important thing for new users of Wireshark is to get used to the filtering functions because all the filters are based on command input, so the ability to organize the right filter is essential. I would rate Wireshark eight out of ten.

I use Wireshark for DT inspection of several protocols and choose different color patterns to make it easy to see the various protocols. It also involves live analysis because I can see the live analysis on the Internet. The main task of Wireshark is to inspect the throttle and live data, and it's doing them.

I like the filtering feature as we can filter data easily. This feature is also available in tcpdump, but it's a simple piece of software. Wireshark is more advanced and has many features. It allows you to filter a lot of things. The output can be filtered easily.

The most important feature is colorization. If I say, "Okay, this particular SMB protocol in red, it will show me red." It's easy to identify that protocol or capture data. 

It would be better if they offered a hybrid version like My Cloud Control.

I have been working with Wireshark for about five years.

Wireshark is a stable solution.

Wireshark is a scalable solution. Almost all protocols are covered by Wireshark. 

I have never contacted technical support. If I have an issue with some functionality or operation, I use Wireshark's community support or Google the information I need.

I was working with Nmap and Cisco Analyzer, but then I started working with Wireshark. Before that, I used another packet analyzer called tcpdump, which is similar to Wireshark.

The initial setup is straightforward. I just downloaded the software and installed it. I completed the whole process within two minutes. It's very simple.

I implemented this solution. 

I am using the free version of this solution.

It's a user-friendly solution. I can start by capturing the interface's data because it will show me the number of interferences. Then I have to select and begin the inspection.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Wireshark an eight.

Wireshark is a packet analysis tool. We check Wireshark when we don't know what's causing an issue.  The network packets never lie. Three people on my company's network team use Wireshark. 

It's an efficient solution for determining unexplained issues. It helps us rule out the network as the cause of an issue. When people don't know the reason for a problem, they always believe it's the network. Wireshark enables us to prove ourselves to the other teams. 

Wireshark is a simple solution. 

Wireshark doesn't have a dashboard. 

We have been using Wireshark for around 10 years.

Wireshark is stable. 

Wireshark is scalable.

Setting up Wireshark is easy and usually takes about 10 to 15 minutes. 

Wireshark is open source, but you can pay for support. 

I rate Wireshark seven out of 10. If you use the free version, you can't get technical support, but it's cost-effective. When you first use Wireshark, it can seem complex, but it's an effective solution once you get used to it. Packet analysis is complicated, but it's the best way to do the job once you understand the solution.

Wireshark is a tool for ARP scanning. I started using Wireshark back when I had a YouTube channel. It was mostly a security channel to show people how easily you can get hacked and how to hack. I was doing some research for my videos. I didn't know much about security, but I was interested in it, and Wireshark was one of the software solutions that kept popping up.

I watched some videos on how to use it and incorporated that into some of my videos. When I discovered something funny on my network a couple of years later, I decided to reinstall Wireshark to run some scans and found the culprit.

 It's all on-premises. Here in South Africa, a couple of companies have migrated to the cloud, but that's quite expensive for many of them. It's much easier and cheaper to buy a server and host everything locally. The only thing they keep in the cloud is email because on-premise email is just horrible. Most of my clients are on-premises. One or two has Azure or something like that.

Wireshark has a lot of features. It's a powerful tool if you're familiar with it. You can see everything on the network with it.

The average person would probably find Wireshark hard to use. When I first installed it, I was overwhelmed by all the data it was shooting out. It doesn't make sense until you start doing some research and figure out what everything means. It isn't the most user-friendly tool. It just provides so much information. 

I'm probably not familiar with it enough to say what features it's missing, but it could be a bit more accessible to the average system administrator having issues on their network so they can pull it out and run some scans.

I rate Wireshark eight out of 10 for stability.

I probably won't be able to give good input on this, but I will give Wireshark eight out of 10 for scalability based on the limited time that I've used it.

I also use MikroTik. It's easy because I've been working with it for years, so it's hard for me to compare it with Wireshark, which I only learned to make my YouTube videos and used a couple of times in the past. 

I'd say Wireshark and Nmap are more advanced and in-depth than using MikroTik by itself, but I haven't encountered a problem I couldn't resolve without using Wireshark. The exception is when a client doesn't have MikroTik, and they use a plain router or something like that. Obviously, I would need to pull out the other tools. MikroTik does what I need it to do. 

Wireshark uses a simple "next, next, finish" installer. Any person who can read can install it.

I rate Wireshark eight out of 10. It has much more network functionality than MikroTik, but the downside is a person has to learn it to use it correctly. Maybe make it my New Year's resolution to watch a tutorial on how to use it and start using it more in the new year.

We use this solution for troubleshooting network issues.

The strongest feature of this solution, is the ability it gives us to carry out deep-packet inspections on our network, particularly when a function isn't performing as it should.

We would like the product to be developed so that it doesn't rely on internet access for installation. We would like to see all of the components required to be integrated into the installer.

We have been working with this solution for around three years.

This is a very stable product.

We have found this solution to be scalable across all operating systems.

The initial setup of this solution is very simple.

We are using a freeware version of this solution, so there are no licence costs involved.

We would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

I mainly use Wireshark for knowledge purposes, debugging, and to view what's going on in the network.

Wireshark's best features are that it lets us see what traffic is in the network and what data should be encrypted.

Wireshark could be improved with a delay option when getting data automatically. It could also work faster.

I've been working with Wireshark for over five years.

Wireshark is stable.

Wireshark is easy to scale.

Previously, I used Microsoft Network Monitor but switched to Wireshark because it's open-source and richer in features.

The initial setup is pretty simple.

I implemented Wireshark myself.

Wireshark is open-source and free of charge.

Wireshark is a very nice product that's really easy to use from the start. I would rate it nine out of ten.

We primarily use Wireshark for troubleshooting critical issues in our network, retrieving packet headers using packet capture, and for creating custom apps. There are six people on our team and we all use Wireshark on our devices. 

When we are stuck with an issue that requires deep packet inspection, we capture the traffic with Wireshark, which allows us to resolve it.  

The ability to decrypt traffic and the abundance of filters available are both valuable features.

The solution has a steep learning curve. There are so many filters and features that are frequently being updated, it takes research, experience and familiarity to be able to use them. It could be a lot more user-friendly. 

I have been using this solution for six years.

I think Wireshark is the most stable product of its kind.

The solution is very scalable, you can capture traffic on any device regardless of your vendor. 

We have never needed to use customer service or technical support. Whenever we have an issue, a Google search provides us everything we need through community support including Wireshark tutorials.  

The setup of the product is very simple. It's freeware, just download the .exe, go through the installation and select the desired interface you want to capture traffic on. It's a simple and very straightforward process. 

Wireshark is free software, so you can download it and use it for free with no licensing fees.  

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. Wireshark has been getting better and better in the time I've been using it and it is a very helpful tool. 

I mainly use Wireshark to look at traffic conditions when something is getting stopped in our network.

The most valuable feature is the traffic gate, which shows which IPs are getting more bandwidth or traffic.

Wireshark could be improved by adding more monitoring features.

I've been working with Wireshark since 2008.

Wireshark is stable.

The initial setup was very simple.

Wireshark is the best packet capturing tool, and I would rate it eight out of ten.