Chapter 3. User Interface

Table of Contents

3.1. Introduction
3.2. Start Ethereal
3.3. The Main window
3.4. The Menu
3.5. The "File" menu
3.6. The "Edit" menu
3.7. The "View" menu
3.8. The "Go" menu
3.9. The "Capture" menu
3.10. The "Analyze" menu
3.11. The "Statistics" menu
3.12. The "Help" menu
3.13. The "Main" toolbar
3.14. The "Filter" toolbar
3.15. The "Packet List" pane
3.16. The "Packet Details" pane
3.17. The "Packet Bytes" pane
3.18. The Statusbar

3.1. Introduction

By now you have installed Ethereal and are most likely keen to get started capturing your first packets. In the next chapters we will explore:

  • How the Ethereal user interface works

  • How to capture packets in Ethereal

  • How to view packets in Ethereal

  • How to filter packets in Ethereal

  • ... and many other things!