The Expert Infos window and how to use it for network troubleshooting

The Expert Infos window provides us with a list of events and network problems discovered by Wireshark. In this recipe, we will learn how to start the Expert Infos window and how to refer to the various events.

Getting ready

Start Wireshark, and start a live capture or open an existing file.

How to do it...

To start the Expert Infos window, perform the following steps:

Navigate to the Analyze menu and click on Expert Info. The following window will open:

How to do it...

Now you can choose any one of the upper bars: Errors:, Warnings:, Notes:, Chats:, Details:, or Packet Comments:.

Tip

The number at the ...

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