Wireshark Tips: How to Hide Unused Network Interfaces and Clear Your Recent File List

 Networkdatapedia.com has been asking for material that focus on knowing your network and/or knowing your tools.

Sounds pretty simple but trust me this is anything but simple or obvious. When you use the same tool and it becomes your ‘favorite’ or ‘go to tool’ you might be resistant to trying new tools.

How to Determine ARP Refresh Rate Using Wireshark (Windows 8/10 Guide)

 

There have been more than a few times where I had to illustrate that ARP was an issue.

When a suspected ARP issue, or you just need to understand how often a device ARP’s, or you need a good challenge when using your favorite packet analyzer, this is a great exercise.

Troubleshooting DNS Client Configuration Issues: How to Spot Bad DNS Servers in a Packet Trace

In this video I wanted to show you an issue that I encounter quite often that is not specifically related to DNS. DNS is one of those protocols we all take for granted and most people believe that if its working, and no one is complaining, go find something else to do.

There are many things you can do to improve DNS performance. One of the more common techniques is to configure a device as a local DNS server, cache or relay for those scenarios where you might have slow/high latency internet connections.