Wireshark 4.6.0 Supports macOS Pktap Metadata (PID, Process Name, etc.)
17 hours ago
- #macOS
- #Wireshark
- #Network Monitoring
- Wireshark 4.6.0 now supports parsing process metadata from network captures on macOS.
- Use the 'pktap' interface parameter with tcpdump to capture packets with process info.
- Example commands: 'tcpdump -i pktap,en0 -w outfile.pcapng' or 'tcpdump -i pktap,all host 192.168.0.6 -w outfile.pcapng'.
- Open the capture file in Wireshark and check 'Frame → Process Information' for details like process name and PID.
- Filter captures using 'frame.darwin.process_info' fields, e.g., 'frame.darwin.process_info.pname == "firefox"' or 'frame.darwin.process_info.pid == 92046'.
- This feature helps identify unexpected network traffic or monitor process network activity.