Wireshark Cookbook: Packet Analysis Bible

Rob Botwright

Jan 2025 · Rob Botwright

About this ebook

🚀 Unlock the Power of Packet Analysis with the Wireshark Cookbook Series! 📚🕵️‍♂️

Are you ready to transform from a network novice into a Wireshark wizard? The Wireshark Cookbook: Packet Analysis Bible is your ultimate four-book toolkit, covering every stage of your CLI journey—from basic captures to enterprise-scale automation. Whether you’re troubleshooting latency, hunting cyber threats, or automating complex pipelines, these volumes have you covered! 🌐🔍

📖 Book 1: Command-Line Essentials for Packet Analysis Beginners

👶 Perfect for newcomers! Learn how to install Wireshark’s CLI tools, list interfaces, and perform your first captures. Master basic capture and display filters:

tshark -i eth0 -c 100 -w sample.pcap 

tshark -r sample.pcap -Y "http.request" -T fields -e http.request.method 

✅ What You’ll Get:

Step-by-step commands for DNS, HTTP, and ARP troubleshooting 🛠️

Extracting IPs, ports, and protocols 📈

Hands-on tasks to build confidence at the shell prompt

📗 Book 2: Intermediate CLI Techniques and Custom Filters

🏗️ Level up your filtering! Delve into advanced BPF expressions and protocol-specific fields:

tshark -i eth0 -f "tcp port 443 and host example.com" -w secure.pcap 

tshark -r secure.pcap -Y "tls.handshake.type == 1" -T fields -e tls.handshake.extensions_server_name 

✅ What You’ll Get:

Crafting logical and regex filters for TLS, VoIP, DNS-over-HTTPS 🔒

Automating packet summaries in shell pipelines ⚙️

Real-world examples to isolate performance or security issues

📘 Book 3: Advanced Command-Line Scripting and Automation

🤖 Build powerful pipelines! Automate TShark with Bash and Python:

tshark -r capture.pcap -T json | python3 ingest_to_elasticsearch.py 

✅ What You’ll Get:

Scheduling hourly captures with cron jobs ⏰

Parsing JSON/CSV output into Elasticsearch or databases 📊

Custom Lua dissectors for proprietary protocols 📝

Integrating TShark with Zeek, Slack alerts, and more 💬

📙 Book 4: Expert-Level CLI Mastery and Performance Tuning

⚡ Optimize for scale! Tackle multi-gigabit captures with PF_RING, DPDK, and NIC tuning:

dumpcap -i eth0 --capture-buffer-size 2097152 -w /data/pcaps/eth0-%Y%m%d.pcapng 

✅ What You’ll Get:

Kernel parameter tweaks (net.core.rmem_max, netdev_max_backlog) 🛠️

CPU affinity, interrupt coalescing, and NUMA considerations 🖥️

Multi-threaded workflows & Spark/Elasticsearch integration 🚀

Storage strategies for terabyte-scale archives and Parquet indexing 🗄️

🔥 Why You Need the Wireshark Cookbook Series

Hands-On Recipes: Each chapter is a ready-to-use task—no filler! 🍽️

Progressive Learning: Start with the basics (Book 1) and advance to expert techniques (Book 4). 📈

Cross-Platform: Linux, Windows, macOS—everything works the same. 🖥️

Real-World Scenarios: Tackle actual troubleshooting, automation, and scaling challenges. 🌍

Expert Tips & Tricks: From packet drops to performance profiling with perf. 🏆

🛒 Grab Your Copy Today!

🔗 Available in print and eBook formats—get the complete four-book set for a special bundle price! 🎁

⭐ Bonus: Free downloadable scripts and sample PCAPs when you order now.

Don’t let packet analysis intimidate you—master it, automate it, and scale it with the Wireshark Cookbook: Packet Analysis Bible series! 🎉

👉 Order now and join thousands of network professionals who trust the Wireshark Cookbook to solve real-world network challenges.

🚀 Happy capturing! 🚀