Wireshark Network Tools

Comments primarily recommend Wireshark for capturing and analyzing network traffic, often comparing it to alternatives like tcpdump, mitmproxy, Little Snitch, and other monitoring tools.

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Sample Comments

uaygsfdbzf • Dec 22, 2014 • View on HN

I would just use wireshark for that.

markus_zhang • Dec 1, 2019 • View on HN

Does Wireshark work for this purpose?

datguacdoh • Jan 23, 2017 • View on HN

Just download Wireshark and you'll have an easy to use tool that'll show you the traffic.

bringtheaction • Jan 21, 2018 • View on HN

Maybe Wireshark? And if not, maybe with some extra plugins.

arkadiyt • Nov 1, 2020 • View on HN

Wireshark might be a better tool for this

hosteur • Feb 2, 2025 • View on HN

What makes this better than tcpdump/wireshark?

bgvopg • Mar 4, 2015 • View on HN

Hey it works!, great now I have an alternative to Wireshark.

grahamburger • Feb 9, 2016 • View on HN

Wireshark or even tcpdump will get you most of the way there, I think.

tszming • Feb 21, 2012 • View on HN

Wireshark is too low level unless you are doing hardcore network experiments. Most of the time I found out tcpflow or mitmproxy is more than enough, of coz YMMV.

steinex • Jan 20, 2017 • View on HN

Besides the other replys that suggested Research Assistant: Little Snitch is actually able to write pcaps per application so you can then analyze with Wireshark. Killer feature, imo.