.. _wireshark:

Wireshark
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From https://www.wireshark.org/:

    Wireshark is the world’s foremost and widely-used network protocol analyzer. It lets you see what’s happening on your network at a microscopic level and is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many commercial and non-profit enterprises, government agencies, and educational institutions. Wireshark development thrives thanks to the volunteer contributions of networking experts around the globe and is the continuation of a project started by Gerald Combs in 1998.
    
Usage
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Wireshark is a part of our :ref:`desktop` installation.

File Extraction
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Suppose you are looking at an interesting HTTP file download in :ref:`PCAP` and want to extract the file. Click the PCAP download button and then open the pcap file with Wireshark. To extract files from HTTP traffic, click File - Export Objects - HTTP. Then select the file(s) to save and specify where to save them.

More Information
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.. note::

    For more information about Wireshark, please see https://www.wireshark.org/.