
The SampleCaptures has many DNS capture files. TCP_Reassembly has to be enabled for this feature to work. As you might have guessed, this takes a DNS request or reply that has been split across multiple TCP segments and reassembles it back into one message. The DNS dissector has one preference: "Reassemble DNS messages spanning multiple TCP segments". Also add info of additional Wireshark features where appropriate, like special statistics of this protocol. XXX - Add example traffic here (as plain text or Wireshark screenshot). The well known TCP/UDP port for DNS traffic is 53.

This gives you the opportunity to save or discard the captured packets, and restart the trace. Shark fin with circular arrow: If this is green, clicking it will stop the currently running trace.If Wireshark isn’t capturing packets, this icon will be gray. Square: If this is red, clicking it will stop a running packet capture.

Shark fin: If this is blue, clicking it will start a packet capture. If Wireshark is capturing packets, this icon will be gray.
