These are our Wireshark Profiles in ZIP format. Import these to your Wireshark installation. Wireshark Profiles are critically important because they allow users to preserve, reuse, and rapidly switch between purpose-built analysis environments without reconfiguring the tool each time. For anyone doing repeatable packet analysis—especially across different protocols, customers, or troubleshooting scenarios—profiles transform Wireshark from a generic packet viewer into a disciplined analytical instrument.
Most Wireshark users agree that the default profile is simply not good enough. The default should be a profile that you can start troubleshooting from. It should be a place where you can check off some important basics as you begin your evidence gathering. My “better default” with Packet Diagram profile is just that. This […]
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If you capture on a USB port, this USB profile will help you to focus on the USB packets. Filter Buttons to find Devices, and Configurations. Note: This is a beginning, and if you want to add features please let me know.
USB Capture Profile Read More »
For those of you who love Wireshark and are supporting WLAN Wi-Fi Wireless networks, we would like to offer a great profile for WLAN/Wi-Fi that focuses on the security issues of Wi-Fi/WLAN packets. There are several differences between this profile and our other WLAN profiles. Consider the areas you would want to start with: Timing
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For those of you who love Wireshark and are supporting WLAN Wi-Fi Wireless networks, we would like to offer a great profile for WLAN/Wi-Fi that focuses on the timing issues of Wi-Fi/WLAN packets. Consider the areas you would want to start with: Timing information (Duration – NAV, Preamble, and IFS) Special Colorization based on various
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Now that we have the IETF QUIC and HTTP3 released and in play in the network, if you want to see this protocol, use this profile. Read more at my article here. This profile will help you work with IETF QUIC that has been decrypted so you can see the HTTP3 traffic. To set up
IETF QUIC Protocol Profile with decryption Read More »
This was long overdue! Added columns for the key DHCP information. Added display filters and coloring rules for the various DHCP message types. Added a display filter for any non-standard port DHCP messages.
My good friend and fellow IPv6 evangelist offers his IPv6 Profile to the repository! Thanks Jeff!
Jeff Carrell’s IPv6 Profile Read More »
This simple Ethernet L2 profile will start you off with several handy columns and more. Enjoy! What would you add??
An Ethernet L2 Profile (Wireshark 3.4.0 an onwards) Read More »
Updated 6/29/18 from feedback! Thanks to your comments! Enjoy! A note: this profile will probably not help now that we have the IETF QUIC released and in play in the network. You will want to grab the IETF QUIC profile we have posted. This will work on older GQUIC/QUIC captures. Read more at my article
GQUIC Protocol Profile Read More »
Inspired by fellow troubleshooters, this simple TCP profile is often a good way to scan captures trying to find pattern changes. For detailed troubleshooting we would then switch to out other TCP profile. But check this out!
A Simple TCP Profile Read More »
Updated 02/12/25 from feedback! Thanks to your comments! Enjoy! Every application turn starts with DNS! This is a great profile for DNS learning, troubleshooting, and analysis. See the contents below: What’s different? We changed the colors to be more vivid and easier to distinguish. Remember you can always disable color or modify these yourself. 1,
A DNS Profile for Wireshark Read More »
This is our OpenFlow profile used for SDN controller to switch communications, among other SDN functions. Enjoy!
An OpenFlow protocol Profile Read More »
This is our TLS profile that helps isolate TLS information and HTTPS sessions and quickly filter those sessions.
TLS Focus Profile (updated for Wireshark 3.4.0 and onward) Read More »
This is our HTTPS and TLS combined profile that helps isolate TLS information and HTTPS sessions and quickly filter those sessions. You can read more about how to use this profile here.
HTTPS/TLS Profile (updated for Wireshark 3.4.0 and onward) Read More »
With the new Wireshark 2.4 release you will see TRANSUM is an included plugin. So we decided to update and share our TRANSUM profile! Enjoy. You can read more information here.
TRANSUM Default Profile – perfect for the new Wireshark 2.4 and onwards Read More »
