Wireshark Initial Setup

PrathmeshShinde - PeerSpot reviewer
Teaching Assistant at University of Colorado Boulder

Wireshark's initial setup is very easy. You have to install the open-source software, and you'll get that package. Once you install it, then you can see the GUI, and you can connect. Whenever you connect any external LAN, you will be able to detect that software package from that virtual interface or the LAN interface.

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Rajendra Thakur - PeerSpot reviewer
Incident manager at Cisco

It is easy to set up. We just need to download it and choose the options while setting it up. That's it. After that, it should be done.

The download itself doesn't take a lot of time. It depends on the bandwidth of your network. If you're using a good network connection, then it hardly takes a minute to download.

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DonniUgalde - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior I.T. Systems Engineer at Pro Techs MSP

The ease of setup is relative to the individual's skill set, but I think the setup is relatively simple. The product does not require maintenance. It just has to be updated. It gets flagged on newer or high-trust security scans where organizations want to know that all third-party applications on the computers are up to date. If there are any vulnerabilities, Wireshark gets flagged. The update feature is a manual process. When we get prompts about an update, we run it. However, it can be automated with a tool like Ninite. I'm sure it can be automated with others as well.

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Vijay Duggal - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Specialist at Squarepoint Capital

The initial setup is straightforward. Anyone starting out or looking to deploy it on your personal PC or machine can do it easily.

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Kamal Kumar Verma - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Consultant at Genpact - Headstrong

The initial setup is very easy. Wireshark is a restricted tool. We cannot simply install it on our machine in a large organization. It is one of the highly restricted tools which we use. Getting approvals in large organizations is a challenging task. Even if the organization approves the installation of the tool, they will approve it for only three to six months. We have to renew the approvals every six months to keep the tool installed on our machines. It was challenging because it's a sniffing tool. It is a blacklisted tool in every organization.

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AdeelAgha - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead - Cyber Security & Compliance at Al Tuwairqi Group

The initial setup is very easy. We can send an executable file, we can just run the solution. Wireshark can be installed on a standalone workstation or if we want to create a server, we can also do that. The deployment takes around 30 minutes.

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Venkat Lkmula - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech spesialist at INT tech services

The initial setup is straightforward. You type in Google or Bing Wireshark download. Then you will be taken to the Wireshark webpage and there is a tab called download. Download the latest stable version that is available. It is an EXE file or an MSF file.

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Heritier Daya - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is pretty simple and easy. Just download and install it. In some cases, admin privileges are required due to processes or features related to network systems. 

I've noticed that in some systems, you need admin privileges to use Wireshark. It's not an issue with Wireshark but a basic requirement for some systems.

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MF
Chief Technologist at a consumer goods company with 10,001+ employees

Wireshark's initial setup phase is not bad.

The solution is deployed on a virtual machine.

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SS
Lead Engineer at NXP Semiconductors

Wireshark is pretty easy to set up. Its deployment doesn't take much time. It only takes ten to twenty minutes max to complete Wireshark deployment.

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DeepakKumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Lead Engineer at a wireless company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup was pretty easy. It was straightforward. We didn’t find it to be difficult.

It only takes a few minutes to get everything up and running.

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Siwon Kang - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engeener at Mbition

The initial setup was straightforward and only took a couple of minutes to complete.

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Sagar More - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at Ares Management Corporation

The setup of the product is very simple. It's freeware, just download the .exe, go through the installation and select the desired interface you want to capture traffic on. It's a simple and very straightforward process. 

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MohamedEladawy - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Security Lead at Salam Technology

The setup process for Wireshark was very simple.

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SanjeevKumar19 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Engineer at AlgoSec

The initial setup depends upon the basics. You need to have a clear understanding of the basics. When you have a clear understanding, there's nothing more difficult for us.

We have deployed it both on the cloud and on-premises. We usually install agents from Google. Everyone cannot use it. At least we need to have a basic understanding of theoretical concepts. Once the theoretical concept is clear, then you can use the packet capture. So it is easy to do packet captures. You need to just check videos on YouTube.

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IS
Student at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

The implementation process is not complex at all. You just have to click on the interface, and your Wireshark starts capturing the packets. 

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Harish (Kumar) - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security and IT Head at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is straightforward. I just downloaded the software and installed it. I completed the whole process within two minutes. It's very simple.

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Aqeel Junaid - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior Executive - Information Security at sunshine holdings

The solution’s initial setup is straightforward.

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VS
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is simple.

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Hafiz Umar Farooq - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder & CEO at ITGAT

The initial setup of this solution is very simple.

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Chad Nel - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Administrator at YGtech

Wireshark uses a simple "next, next, finish" installer. Any person who can read can install it.

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PraveenMoule - PeerSpot reviewer
System Network Administrator at Mungi Engineers Pvt. Ltd.

The initial setup is pretty simple.

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TN
Network Specialist at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Setup is very easy. It's simple to install it on your PC.

We have a software team that automatically installs the solution on our PC, and a variety of my colleagues use it for troubleshooting. There are multiple teams involved.

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Ahmet Kilic - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security Unit Manager at Bankalararası Kart Merkezi (BKM)

Setting up Wireshark is easy and usually takes about 10 to 15 minutes. 

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ASM Naushad Alam - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was very simple.

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RD
Lead Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is straightforward. 

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BM
Service Operations Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The solution is very simple and straightforward. It's pretty easy. I wouldn't classify it as complex or difficult. 

I'd rate it five out of five in terms of ease of setup.

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it_user461535 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Download, run setup, enter;enter;enter..., it is ready.

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AC
Founder and CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

It was pretty straightforward. It took less than 20 minutes.

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YD
Sr. Security Engineer at SugarCRM

Very easy. It's also possible to change source code and compile if you want to change something in the code, because it's free.

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BW
Owner at QOS NETWORKING INC

The initial setup is straightforward for a technical person. This is not the type of product that can be easily set up by an end-user who is non-technical.

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NN
Engineer at Mzinga

The initial setup was easy and took about 15 minutes. 

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DI
Competence Center Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The initial setup of Wireshark is not straightforward.

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it_user260115 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Straightforward.

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it_user393891 - PeerSpot reviewer
ArcSight Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Just install the software and the WinPcap software.

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it_user148368 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager of Engineering at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
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