We performed a comparison between LinkSprinter and Wireshark based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Troubleshooting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution provides switch port and VLAN information."
"The tool fits in your pocket, so it's easy to carry and you don't have to have a big bag of tools."
"You can use Wireshark to see the traffic packet format, the IP layers, the fields, and the enabled flags."
"The session-level filtering features are valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the traffic gate, which shows which IPs are getting more bandwidth or traffic."
"The most valuable feature of Wireshark is the ability to choose a destination of flow that has not been working as expected."
"Wireshark's best feature is that it's adaptive, which means it's the go-to tool for network-related developers."
"I can save the traffic and analysis when I want to. Also, it's especially helpful to follow the stream (TCP, UDP, etc.)."
"I have found the most valuable feature you can design your sniffer the way you want to."
"I like the filtering feature as we can filter data easily. This feature is also available in tcpdump, but it's a simple piece of software. Wireshark is more advanced and has many features. It allows you to filter a lot of things. The output can be filtered easily. The most important feature is colorization. If I say, "Okay, this particular SMB protocol in red, it will show me red." It's easy to identify that protocol or capture data."
"The solution should improve cable testing."
"They could make it easier to set up originally, because the initial setup can be quite hit and miss."
"I would like to see Wireshark improve the ease of application of the command. The command is very powerful, but not easy to apply."
"Wireshark could make the filtering rules easier to apply and offer a drag-and-drop option as opposed to type and text."
"We'd like to be able to extract the output into an Excel table."
"You need good network connectivity to download during the setup, otherwise, it might take a while."
"You need some basic knowledge to work with Wireshark. Maybe it could be more user-friendly just for new users. Just for the new generation."
"Wireshark could be improved by adding more monitoring features."
"The product has been using the same GUI for many years."
"Sometimes I need to use tcpdump when I need to check the packets on CLI."
LinkSprinter is ranked 7th in Network Troubleshooting with 2 reviews while Wireshark is ranked 3rd in Network Troubleshooting with 28 reviews. LinkSprinter is rated 9.0, while Wireshark is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of LinkSprinter writes "A small, convenient tool that is very stable, but needs to have a longer battery life". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wireshark writes "Offers both GUI and command-line interfaces, and good for troubleshooting network issues". LinkSprinter is most compared with LinkRunner and NetAlly EtherScope nXG, whereas Wireshark is most compared with Zabbix, Nagios XI, SolarWinds NPM, ClearSight Analyzer and Colasoft Capsa. See our LinkSprinter vs. Wireshark report.
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