Networked Application Management: Network Analysis Using Wireshark

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of network application management using Wireshark, a popular packet analyzing tool. It examines network performance by capturing and analyzing data from two websites, focusing on general statistics such as capture time, packet loss, and IP addresses. The report delves into network performance metrics like throughput and round trip time, comparing TCP retransmissions across different networks. Additionally, it compares Wireshark with Message Analyzer, evaluating ease of use, GUI, traffic visualization, and statistical generation. The analysis covers key aspects of TCP and UDP protocols, the three-way handshake process, and network element functions. Ultimately, the report concludes with a preference for Message Analyzer over Wireshark due to its enhanced features and ease of use, despite Wireshark's widespread application in network troubleshooting and analysis.