


To check if promiscuous mode is enabled, click Capture > Options and verify the “Enable promiscuous mode on all interfaces” checkbox is activated at the bottom of this window. If you have promiscuous mode enabled-it’s enabled by default-you’ll also see all the other packets on the network instead of only packets addressed to your network adapter. Wireshark captures each packet sent to or from your system. You can configure advanced features by clicking Capture > Options, but this isn’t necessary for now.Īs soon as you click the interface’s name, you’ll see the packets start to appear in real time. However, the application I am capturing on is spread of a 'bucket' of IP addresses/servers, of which other applications are based within the same range. I understand how to capture a range, and an individual IP address. For example, if you want to capture traffic on your wireless network, click your wireless interface. I'm looking for the syntax to do a capture filter on WireShark, by capturing the traffic on several (specific) IP addresses. Capturing PacketsĪfter downloading and installing Wireshark, you can launch it and double-click the name of a network interface under Capture to start capturing packets on that interface. Don’t use this tool at work unless you have permission. If you need a capture filter for a specific protocol, have a look for it at the ProtocolReference.

Just a quick warning: Many organizations don’t allow Wireshark and similar tools on their networks. Wireshark uses the same syntax for capture filters as tcpdump, WinDump, Analyzer, and any other program that uses the libpcap/WinPcap library.
