I am a beginner in Wireshark, and I would like to find some problems with a TCP connection. Basically, I have some sockets timing out, and I would like to find out if the message (packet) being sent has been lost.
Is Wireshark the right tool for this purpose?
Best Answer
Yes, you can use wireshark (and/or tcpdump) for this.
I would run wireshark on both source and destination hosts, with a capture filter for the traffic you are interested in, and then check if the traffic is actually sent and if the same traffic is received at the other host.