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- Using wireshark to analyze network traffic how to#
- Using wireshark to analyze network traffic software#
In my case, it meant logging into JasperReports Server, running reports, viewing a dashboard, and doing an ad hoc report.
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Using wireshark to analyze network traffic how to#
The Wireshark website contains many resources and videos that demonstrate how to use this tool. This example, while basic, can be easily expanded. This example deals with capturing the traffic between a browser and a server that's hosting JasperReports Server, and then using that log to perform some basic analysis. This allowed me to mimic a networked environment where a browser is making requests to a server sitting somewhere else on the network. To write this article, I used a Windows 7 machine that hosts a Linux virtual environment (Ubuntu) running on a VMware Player.
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Using wireshark to analyze network traffic software#
While we may often tune every component in the JasperReports software stack (database connectivity all the way through application server tuning), we may also need to see whether or not the network can handle the uses that we plan on putting it through.