Why use Wireshark?

Many people, including myself, are obsessed with the simplicity of the packet-capturing features that Wireshark provides us with. Let's quickly go through a few of the reasons why most professionals prefer Wireshark to other packet sniffers:

• User friendly: The interface of Wireshark is easy to use and understand, tools & features are very well organized and represented.
• Robustness: Wireshark is capable of handling enormous volumes of network traffic with ease.
• Platform independent: Wireshark is available for different flavors of operating system, whether Windows, Linux, and Macintosh.
• Filters: There are two kinds of filtering options available in Wireshark:
  • You choose what to capture (capture filters)
  • You choose what to display after you've captured (display filters)
• Cost: Wireshark is a free and open source packet analyzer that is developed and maintained by a dedicated community of professionals. Wireshark also offers a few paid professional applications as well. For more details, refer to Wireshark's official website https://www.wireshark.org/.
• Support: Wireshark is being continuously developed  by a group of contributors that are scattered around the globe. We can sign up to Wireshark's mailing list or we can get help from the online documentation, which can be accessed through the GUI itself. Various other online forums are also available for you to get the most effective help; go to Google Paid Wireshark Support to learn more about the available support.