Time Required: $10$ minutes

Objective: Use Wireshark to view network statistics.

Required Tools and Equipment: Net$-$XX

Description: You want to view statistical information about your network traffic by using Wireshark$$specifically$,$ which protocols are in use and a list of network conversations.

$1$

Log on to your computer as NetAdmin, if necessary.

$2$

Open Wireshark and start a capture session. Start a Web browser, go to several Web sites, and then close the browser. Open a command prompt window, and then type ping $-$t www$.$yahoo.com and press Enter. This command pings the target computer until you stop it$.$ Minimize the command prompt window while the command continues to send pings.

$3$

Click Statistics in the Wireshark menu, and then click Protocol Hierarchy. You see a list of protocols that have been captured and the number of packets and bytes for each. Click Close.

$4$

Click Statistics again in the Wireshark menu, and then click Conversations to see a list of conversations that have been captured. Click the IPv$4$ tab to limit the display to IPv$4$ conversations. The display is updated periodically, so you should see packets and bytes increase in the conversation between your computer and www$.$yahoo.com as long as the ping continues. Click Close. Write the IP addresses of the computers exchanging the most packets:

$5$

Click Statistics again in the Wireshark menu, and then click Summary. You see a summary of the number of packets captured, their average size, total bytes, and so forth. Click Cancel.

$6$

Open the command prompt window you minimized earlier. Press Ctrl$+$C to stop the ping, and then close the command prompt window.

$7$

Exit Wireshark, clicking Stop and Quit without Saving when prompted. Close any other open windows. Stay logged on if you$$re going on to the next project.