New Wireshark 2! Wireshark is a freeware network monitoring tool. It can help you troubleshoot problems, analyze your network, and develop networking programs.
Wireshark has earned the title of the best network protocol analyzer. It offers users the means to capture the traffic running on a computer network or system, interactively. The application has just been updated to version 2.
The developers of the application have released Wireshark 2 to fix several issues. It is a major update that brings new features, and a new UI,
“The Windows installer gives you the option 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 interface, you can install it via Homebrew or MacPorts,” the announcement states.
Wireshark 2 is a computer network protocol analysis software. It allows us to capture and view packet traffic on a computer network. It has a rich and powerful feature set and is the most popular tool in the world of its kind.
It runs on most computing platforms, including Windows, OS X, Linux, and UNIX. Network professionals, security experts, developers, and educators around the world use it regularly. It is freely available as open source, and is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2. It is developed and maintained by a global team of experts.
