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Riverbed Announces Wireshark 2.0

Riverbed Technology, the sponsor of Wireshark – an open source network and protocol analysis tool ongoing development project – announced a major Wireshark release that’s been nearly two years in the making.

Beyond an array of new and improved features and streamlined operational enhancements, Wireshark 2.0 now uses a new application framework to deliver a significantly better user experience on all platforms, particularly Apple Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.

“Wireshark 2.0 is the result of the hard work and dedication of a group of independent developers spread around the planet. They’re wonderfully talented and it’s an honor to be able to work with them and with the user community on such a great product,” said Gerald Combs, Wireshark Project Founder and Director of Open Source Projects for Riverbed. “The hard work of the development team shows in Wireshark’s popularity. We now regularly see more than 1 million downloads of Wireshark per month from Wireshark.org alone. It has become the de facto open source analysis tool for network hardware and software product creators, tech support teams, security consultants and any IT Professional wishing to investigate network packets and it’s all due to the development team.”

After reviewing Wireshark 2.0, Laura Chappell, Wireshark and Chappell University founder and packet maven stated, “I love it! There are so many places where Wireshark has been streamlined, and so many really nice, new features. Wireshark just keeps getting better, which makes my life and the life of anyone who spends their time in deep packet land much easier.”

Key Wireshark 2.0 New Features:

- Language support: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish
- Configurable conversation types
- VoIP player improvements
- New wireless toolbar
- Intelligent scrollbar
- Faster column display
- Filterable expert items
- More conversation filter options
- SSL dissector improvements
- Streamlined menu items
- IO graph, TCP stream graphs, throughput graph, window scaling graph improvements
- IPv6 statistics and address compression
- First column shows Related Packets and Conversation Spans
- Windows stick around for easy comparison of graphs and statistics between captures
- Background dissection makes sorting and other features faster
- Streamlined menu items consolidate different capture and interface dialogs

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Riverbed Announces Wireshark 2.0

Riverbed Technology, the sponsor of Wireshark – an open source network and protocol analysis tool ongoing development project – announced a major Wireshark release that’s been nearly two years in the making.

Beyond an array of new and improved features and streamlined operational enhancements, Wireshark 2.0 now uses a new application framework to deliver a significantly better user experience on all platforms, particularly Apple Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.

“Wireshark 2.0 is the result of the hard work and dedication of a group of independent developers spread around the planet. They’re wonderfully talented and it’s an honor to be able to work with them and with the user community on such a great product,” said Gerald Combs, Wireshark Project Founder and Director of Open Source Projects for Riverbed. “The hard work of the development team shows in Wireshark’s popularity. We now regularly see more than 1 million downloads of Wireshark per month from Wireshark.org alone. It has become the de facto open source analysis tool for network hardware and software product creators, tech support teams, security consultants and any IT Professional wishing to investigate network packets and it’s all due to the development team.”

After reviewing Wireshark 2.0, Laura Chappell, Wireshark and Chappell University founder and packet maven stated, “I love it! There are so many places where Wireshark has been streamlined, and so many really nice, new features. Wireshark just keeps getting better, which makes my life and the life of anyone who spends their time in deep packet land much easier.”

Key Wireshark 2.0 New Features:

- Language support: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish
- Configurable conversation types
- VoIP player improvements
- New wireless toolbar
- Intelligent scrollbar
- Faster column display
- Filterable expert items
- More conversation filter options
- SSL dissector improvements
- Streamlined menu items
- IO graph, TCP stream graphs, throughput graph, window scaling graph improvements
- IPv6 statistics and address compression
- First column shows Related Packets and Conversation Spans
- Windows stick around for easy comparison of graphs and statistics between captures
- Background dissection makes sorting and other features faster
- Streamlined menu items consolidate different capture and interface dialogs

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IT spending is expected to jump nearly 10% in 2025, and organizations are now facing pressure to manage costs without slowing down critical functions like observability. To meet the challenge, leaders are turning to smarter, more cost effective business strategies. Enter stage right: OpenTelemetry, the missing piece of the puzzle that is no longer just an option but rather a strategic advantage ...

Amidst the threat of cyberhacks and data breaches, companies install several security measures to keep their business safely afloat. These measures aim to protect businesses, employees, and crucial data. Yet, employees perceive them as burdensome. Frustrated with complex logins, slow access, and constant security checks, workers decide to completely bypass all security set-ups ...

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In 2025, enterprise workflows are undergoing a seismic shift. Propelled by breakthroughs in generative AI (GenAI), large language models (LLMs), and natural language processing (NLP), a new paradigm is emerging — agentic AI. This technology is not just automating tasks; it's reimagining how organizations make decisions, engage customers, and operate at scale ...

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