The Wireshark Profile Every Network Warrior Needs

If you’ve spent any significant time looking at packet captures, you know that the default Wireshark views can be a real headache. Sifting through thousands of frames looking for a single retransmission or an obscure VLAN tag is like finding a needle in a digital haystack.

To help make troubleshooting a little easier, I decided to publish my personal Wireshark profile. It’s packed with custom colorizations, pre-configured filters, and useful packet list columns to help you segment traffic at a glance.

Here is what is included:

1. Inline Network VLAN IDs: Instantly see L2 segmentation directly in the main packet list.
2. GeoIP & ASN Resolution: Autonomous System numbers and organization metadata are added as columns so you know exactly where public traffic is coming from or going.
3. Three-Way Handshake Filters: Quick buttons to isolate TCP session establishment.
4. TCP Retransmission Analysis: Custom coloring rules to highlight network congestion, out-of-order packets, and drops.
5. Layer 2 and Layer 3 Filters: Pre-saved filters for common protocols and address structures.
6. Investigation Shortcuts: A set of miscellaneous filters designed to speed up real-world root cause analysis.

Get the Profile & Installation Instructions

The profile is open-source and free to use. You can download it and view the installation instructions on GitHub:

• GitHub Repository: skhell Wireshark Profile