IzoTTM Plug-in for WireShark Monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot IzoT networks using the Wireshark packet analyzer.
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Contents The Izot Plug-in for Wireshark Introduction Installing the Wireshark Plug in Monitoring Packets Adding a Switch to the Network Adding a Hub to the Network Reading the Wireshark Logs Contents 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 iii
The IzoT Plug-in for WireShark The IzoT Plug-in for WireShark lets you use WireShark’s free and open-source packet analyzer to troubleshoot and analyze LonTalk/IP networks. If you don’t have a copy of WireShark, go to www.wireshark.org/download.html to download it.
Introduction Wireshark is a free and open-source packet analyzer for IP networks. It is used for network troubleshooting and analysis. The IzoT Plug-in for Wireshark enables Wireshark to decode LonTalk/IP packets. You can use the IzoT Plug-in for Wireshark to monitor LonTalk/IP traffic on a LAN channel.
LNS PC 192.16.1.127 Ethernet IzoT Router 192.168.1.1 FT FT 6050 192.168.2.1 FT 6050 192.168.2.2 Adding a Switch to the Network When using Wireshark, there are some potential limitations in monitoring traffic on an Ethernet channel. A protocol analyzer can only decode the traffic that it receives. Typically, networks use switches, and switches do not forward all traffic to all ports, but instead attempt to only forward traffic to ports that should be receiving that traffic.
