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.