
Author Profile - Ray Tompkins is the Founder and CEO of Gearbit. Ray is a Senior Network Specialist with over 28 years experience in troubleshooting, design, and implementation. His background includes 911 emergency consulting, and identifying the root cause of critical network problems. His knowledge of network protocols (LAN, VoIP, WAN and WLAN) and how they work within the enterprise networks are the key in providing customer service though knowledge transfer and education.
In this month's issue of Under-the-Hood, we’re continuing the discussion about the importance of filtering when using Wireshark. If you missed part 1 of the discussion, you can find the article “Under the Hood: Capture Filters, Display Filters” on the LoveMyTool website.
One way to improve and organize your Display Filters is to rearrange them into groups. Or better yet, visit gearbit.com for a pre-prepared list. At gearbit, we think like a network analyst, so we've compiled a list of capture filters and organized them by category. All you will need to do is copy the cfilter file containing the 150 filters that are organized by topic.
The compiled cfilters file has various types of filters that can be edited as you use them to meet most of your capture needs. If you find yourself adding additional filters, just follow the instructions listed that will show you how to create and organize your own filters.
Continue reading "Under the Hood: Capture Filters, Display Filters - Part 2 (by Ray Tompkins)" »


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