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Publisher Summary This chapter covers the basics of Wireshark installation, including RPM and source-code packages. It also covers complete installations of the libpcap and WinPcap libraries, as well as Wireshark for Windows, Mac OSX, and UNIX-based and Windows systems. It also explains the installation of necessary prerequisite software, and troubleshoot dependency issues. This chapter states that it is important to keep the Wireshark installation up-to-date. This includes the packet capture libraries, the supporting prerequisite software, and the Wireshark software itself. The Wireshark site should be visited frequently to keep up on the latest announcements, as well as subscribe to some of the mailing lists. It also recommends to maintain the OS up-to-date as well, especially when it comes to security updates and patches. Computer security is an ever-changing technology, and it is necessary to be updated to avoid system compromises. The chapter concludes that all of these parts will come together to form a solid network analysis system that will assist network troubleshooting and security efforts for years to come.
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