I have been using Wireshark for the packet tracing, and it has helped me to find out whatever site, et cetera. It is useful, basically capturing packets of data on the network.
It helps us to identify the source the packet is originating from and it also helps us to know about the return time of the packet from when the packet is going from our computer to when it reaches the destination IP address. It helps diagnose internet connectivity problems and also helps us to know what the website data consists of and how much data is in the website.
And it also helps us to know about the various protocols which are being utilized when we are connecting to the internet. We also get to know what bites, et cetera, are present in our data or if there is any malicious packet that is not supposed to come in. Based on it, we can configure our firewall.
It's helping me to get to know about the packet data. I'm getting to know about the source destination IP, for example. That's quite useful to me.
Overall, it's a great product.
The initial setup is simple.
It is stable.
Whenever we select one of the packets, in terms of the number of bytes, for example, there are three planes, and in the detailed plane, I have to count the number of bytes manually.
Also, sometimes when I'm trying to select the number of bytes, the selection does not go properly. If we were to go on selecting it, the number of bytes also showed up as to how many bytes have been selected in the detailed plane.
I've been using the solution for four months.
It's quite stable. I don't have any issues with Wireshark while running it. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
Scalability is good. I can capture as few or as many packets as I want. There's no issue at all.
That said, I haven't worked on it professionally, so I cannot comment much on that right now from an organizational perspective.
I've never called technical support. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they are.
I did not use another similar product before.
The implementation process is not complex at all. You just have to click on the interface, and your Wireshark starts capturing the packets.
I'm not aware of the exact pricing.
I'm an end-user. I'm using it at my college.
I would recommend Wireshark for various network diagnostic purposes.
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.