Enhancements

The Wireshark interface has significant improvements to get you up and running with your analysis. The interface is intuitive, with shortcuts and methods to make navigation easier. The following is a list of some of the many ways the interface improves your experience:

  • Quickly begin capturing traffic by selecting an active sparkline, as shown in the previous screenshot.
  • Easily add columns—simply right-click on a value in the packet details area and select Apply as a Column:

Apply as a column
  • Intelligent scrollbar coloring—found on the right-hand side of the packet list, as shown in the following screenshot. When coloring rules ...

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