Configure the F5 Wireshark Plugin ================================= Wireshark version 3.2.1 is installed on the jumpbox. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wireshark 2.6 and greater have the F5 ethtrailer plugin already installed. You will have to update one setting in Wireshark to get it fully working: #. With Wireshark open browse to Analyze -> Enabled Protocols -> Search for F5. #. Select the checkbox for F5ethtrailer. #. Select OK. #. In Wireshark select Edit, then Preferences, Expand Protocols and scroll down to Ethernet. Select `Never` for `Assume padding for short frames with trailer`. .. image:: /_static/class4/wireshark-ethernet-protocol.png :scale: 50 % If you have a version before 3.0 of wireshark you will need to download and install the F5 Wireshark plugin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can download the F5 Wireshark plugin from devcentral.f5.com here: https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/getting-started-with-the-f5-wireshark-plugin-on-windows. In the lab the plugin is already downloaded to /home/f5student/Downloads/wireshark/. #. Start Wireshark by double clicking the shortcut on the desktop. #. Click on Help and then About Wireshark. #. Click on the plugins tab and check to see what directory the plugins are installed to. #. Open the plugin directory in file explorer. #. Copy the F5 wireshark plugin that you downloaded from devcentral.f5.com to the plugins directory you found in the Help, About Wireshark options. #. Depending on your OS and Wireshark version, you will need the correct plugin files from the correct folder. #. Shutdwon Wireshark and restart it. #. Click on Help and then About Wireshark. #. Check the plugins tab again and make sure the F5 plugin is installed. .. image:: /_static/class4/wireshark-plugin.png :scale: 50 %