How To Do a Wireshark Capture?
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1. Download and install Wireshark.
2. Open Wireshark.
3. Select the network interface that you want to sniff.
4. Configure Wireshark capture options, if necessary.
5. Select a capture filter, if desired.
6. Start the capture.
7. Stop the capture when you are finished.
8. Analyze the packet capture.
1. Download Wireshark if you don’t already have it on your computer.
2. Open the Wireshark application.
3. Select the interface (e.g. Ethernet).
4. Click on the “Capture Options” button.
5. Select the capture filter you want to use if necessary (e.g. TCP port 80).
6. Click on the Start button to begin the capture.
7. Collect the data for the time period of your capture.
8. Stop the capture by clicking the Stop button in the Capture Options window.
9. Analyze the captured data.
10. Save the captured data to a file if desired.