Question 1

What is data packet analyzer?

Accepted Answer

Basically, packet analyzer is a network monitoring tool that help to examine data flow in source to destination or network or networks. It also know as packet sniffer or network analyzer tools.

Question 2

What are the best Network Packet Analyzers tools ?

Accepted Answer

There are lots of packet analyzer tool available, here are Best top 10 Network Packet Analyzers tools for Security Analysts and DevOps:
1. TcpDump
2. WireShark
3. WinDump
4. EtherApe
5. KisMet
6. KisMac
7. NetworkMiner
8. ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer
9. Telerik fiddler
10. SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor

Question 3

What is a WireShark?

Accepted Answer

WireShark is a packet analyzer tools that are used to capture network traffic flow from source to destination and wise versa, It can capture the online data and store for offline analysis. It can capture network packet from Ethernet, Wireless, Bluetooth etc.

Question 4

Is network packet capturing is legal in India?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is legal in India you can use it for your analysis. You can capture your system ethernet packet for examine the network issue etc.

Question 5

Is there any other tool better than Wireshark?

Accepted Answer

There are lots of alternative to WireShark like: tcpdump, SolarWind, Windump, EtherApe and KisMet and many more.

Question 6

Which tool is best TcpDump or WireShark?

Accepted Answer

For packet capturing both tools are best if the network is having less traffic, that is less than 1000 packet within 60 seconds. If the packets are increase Wireshark capture more with 0.5-1% gain. On behalf of this we can say that Wireshark beats tcpdump in speed of packet capturing.

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