Get Bytes Transferred using the Seq, Ack and Len fields
Using Wireshark to review TCP Seq, Ack and Len fields to to get Bytes transferred between Google Chrome browser and AWS S3 bucket hosting a static website.
Wireshark Analysis for an HTTPS request to an AWS S3 hosted website
I wanted to see what a packet flow looks like to a website hosted on AWS so I uploaded a simple HelloWorld website to AWS S3, an object store that is great for hosting simple, static websites, and captured packets working from my home “office”.
Find TCP Throughput using Sequence Numbers
The network throughput calculation is simply: When using Wireshark, to find the Bytes transferred look at the sequence and acknowledgement fields (when using IPv4). The first packet in the file … Continue Reading Find TCP Throughput using Sequence Numbers
TCP Sequence and Acknowledgement Numbers Explained
TCP Sequence (seq) and Acknowledgement (ack) numbers help enable ordered reliable data transfer for TCP streams. The seq number is sent by the TCP client, indicating how much data has … Continue Reading TCP Sequence and Acknowledgement Numbers Explained