Wireshark for Mac

User Reviews

• macs join the big league with this tool

  neuralstaticNovember 22, 2011

  Pros

  world standard application

  Cons

  complicated to a novice

  Summary

  ignore the people saying it won't work... it's not the average drag and drop and click app, but if it's needed it's fantastic.

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• Ver 1.6.0 It works in Snow Leopard 10.6.8 ;-)

  Jase989July 9, 2011

  Pros

  Has all the same great features as the Windows & Linux versions. Can deep inspect network packets Has been ported to OS X using X11 platform. I us this all the time with my CISCO training.

  Cons

  This tool is not for casual users. You should at the lease have some technical knowledge on networking to understand what your looking at

  Summary

  Top Tip select the right interface before you start capturing packet. The interfaces have have unix names: en0 = Airport, en1 = ethernet port. if in doubt open a terminal window and run command: ifconfig -a I hope this gets updated when the new Lion OS is launched soon. because it's the best free packet sniffer in the business.

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• V1.4.4 fails to launch with error?

  James GarvinMarch 3, 2011

  Pros

  Great utility when it's working!

  Cons

  Updates don't work for every Mac; PPC and Intel Core Duo for instance.

  Summary

  I found this error in the OS X 10.6.6 system logs: "/Applications/Wireshark/Wireshark.app/Contents/Resources/bin/wireshark-bin: Bad CPU type in executable" That tells me my Intel Core Duo is not supported by this version, only Core2 Duo's and above should download (as far as I know) versions above 1.2.10- the last one that runs on my computer. The v1.2.10 application seems to function OK with the current /bin utilities, but we'll see. Archive your functional install before trying this out!

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• Not up to the level of "Mac-Ness" that one expects...

  Thelgord_IronfeldMarch 1, 2011

  Pros

  There was nothing good about my experience with this software

  Cons

  Runs in X11 (Gross) Complicated Setup (You have to show all files to find some of the directories to put files) Didn't work (Unable to find any Wifi adapters on my Mac Book pro)

  Summary

  This is a port of a linux program (hence why it runs in X11). It is a good idea, but it did not work on my Mac Book Pro 6,2 running 10.6.6. It was unable to find a suitable wireless adapter. The interface in clunky at best and looks awful. To be honest most X11 programs do. The author should put a more Mac Friendly UI to it before releasing a newer version, and one that works with newer macs.

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• Best cross-platform network protocol analyzer

  roger.mJanuary 12, 2011

  Pros

  Well liked and widely used. Cross platform.

  Cons

  No native GUI for OSX. Requires X11.

  Summary

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• Currently non-functiional on my computer.

  James GarvinDecember 6, 2010

  Pros

  It provides additional intelligence and interpretation of packet contents, messages and flags useful for anyone new to packet analysis.

  Cons

  This version only- crashes on launch. Can be hard to set up properly, as you need special system permissions to even use such software. System security can be compromised if not set up properly.

  Summary

  I like it well enough that I reverted to a previous version to regain use of Wireshark.

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• DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ON MAC OS X

  lsdpintoJuly 6, 2010

  Pros

  Heard good stories, but it doesn't work on mac

  Cons

  It doesn't work on a Mac OS X system, although they say it should

  Summary

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• Best free capture/analyzer app

  djdawsonJune 20, 2010

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  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I've been using Wireshark since it was Ethereal, and it's always been the most capable packet capture and analysis tool around. It runs virtually everywhere and has an amazing number of features. And it's free.

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• Doesn't work on 10.5.x !

  herald62usSeptember 24, 2009

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  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />After messing about for hours with errors and install problems, the program finally launches without crashing. Unfortunately it still has many startup(?) errors, and does not show any interfaces for scanning. Pretty crap. I might as well stick with good ol tcpdump.

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• Does not install

  tramboneplayer5June 30, 2008

  Pros

  Cons

  Same as above - ran the installer, program does not exist.

  Summary

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