Building profiles for troubleshooting

You can configure Wireshark profiles in order to save Wireshark configuration, for example by setting predefined colors, capture and display filters, and so on. To do so, navigate to Configuration Profiles from the Edit menu.

Configuration profiles store the following information:

• Preferences, including general and protocol preferences, for example pane sizes, text size and font, column width, and so on
• Capture filters
• Display filters and display filter macros (see Chapter 4, Using Display Filters)
• Coloring rules
• Customized HTTP, IMF, and LDAP headers (see Chapter 12, FTP, HTTP1, and HTTP2)
• User-defined decodes, for example a decode as a functionality that enables you to temporarily divert specific protocol dissections

All profiles are saved in the profiles directory.

Getting ready

Start Wireshark and open a saved file or start a new capture.

How to do it...

To open an existing profile:

1. Click on Profile in the bottom-right of the status bar, and choose the profile...