New Wireshark 2! Wireshark is a freeware tool for monitoring networks. It can help you with troubleshooting, network analysis and network development.
Wireshark has earned the title of the best network protocol analyzer. It offers users the means to capture traffic that runs on a computer network or on a system, interactively. The app has just been updated to 2.
Application developers released Wireshark 2 to fix several issues. It is a great update that brings new features, and a new UI,
"a Windows installer gives options to install the new interface (“Wireshark”) or the old interface (“Wireshark Legacy”). Both will be installed by default. Note that the legacy interface will be removed in Wireshark 2.2. The OS X installer will only install the new interface. If you need the old one you can install it via Homebrew or MacPorts,” the announcement reads.
Wireshark 2 is computer network protocol analysis software. It allows us to record and see packet traffic on a computer network. It has a rich and powerful set of features and is the most popular tool in the world of its kind.
Runs on most computers platforms, including Windows, OS X, Linux, and UNIX. Network professionals, subject matter experts better safetydevelopers, and educators around the world use it regularly. It is freely available as open source, and is released under the GNU General Public License version 2. It is developed and maintained by a global team of experts.