It is loaded with useful tools that help with network traffic monitoring. The latest version of Wireshark has none of the bugs that afflicted previous versions. Wireshark functions on the following operating systems: Solaris, UNIX, Linux, HP-UX, OS X, Windows, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD. Wireshark allows for the reading/writing of numerous file formats: Catapult DCT2000, Tcpdump, NAI Sniffer, Sniffer Pro, Novell LANalyzer, NetXray, Shomiti, AiroPeek, Cisco Secure IDS iplog, Microsoft Network Monitor, Network Instruments Observer, RADCOM WAN, Finisar Surveyor and a handful of others. Support is available for decryption as well as coloring rules. The program's reports can be exported to PostScript, CSV, and XML.

Wireshark can even perform VoIP analysis. Viewable data includes a myriad of statistics, protocol hierarchy, end point and conversion. Live data can even be collected from several different network interfaces at the same time. This data can be viewed in real-time or through stored files. Wireshark's information logs will highlight behavioral aberrations on networks of all sizes. Currently, we list only the Microsoft Windows (32-bit, 64-bit versions and portable versions) and the Mac OS X versions. Note: The project name before 2006 was ' Ethereal', however, due to trademark issues it was renamed in May 2006 into Wireshark. Wireshark is open-source, meaning tech aficionados can improve its capabilities as time progresses. Countless developers have contributed to today's version. The software's origins stem all the way back to 1998. Wireshark software is a network protocol analyzer used across an array of industries.

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