Network Analysis using Wireshark Cookbook

Saving, printing, and exporting data

In this recipe we will talk about file operations such as save, export, print, and others.

Getting ready

Start Wireshark or open a saved file.

How to do it...

We can save a whole file, and export specific data in various formats and file types. In the following paragraphs we will see how to do it.

To save a whole file with captured data, perform the following steps:

1. In the File menu, click on Save (or press Ctrl + S) for saving the file with its own name.
2. In the File menu, click on Save as (or press Shift + Ctrl + S) for saving the file with a new name.

For saving a part of a file, for example, only the displayed data:

1. Navigate to Export Specified Packets under the File menu. You will get the following window:
2. At the ...