How can i know how much time it took to file to get downloaded with wireshark.

HI all ,

I downloaded a file and in wireshark i saw the GET request of the filename , i want to know how much time it took to the file to get downloaded to my computer . How can i see that throw wireshark ,

can anyone please help me ?

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asked 05 Mar '13, 07:16

Alon Fox
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There are several ways to do that, depending on the accuracy you need.

most accurate method

find the HTTP GET that requests the file. Filter: http.request.uri contains file.exe
right click that packet and select "Follow TCP Stream"
then find the first data packet (from the server) in that stream, that belongs to the specific GET request. Please remember how HTTP/1.1 works. There may be several consecutive requests in one TCP connection. The response data from the server (downloaded content) will appear in the same order.
set a time reference on that packet (CTRL-T)
Find the last data packet that belongs to that download (the one with 'HTTP/1.x 200 OK' in the info column)
The time you see for that packet in the Time column, is your 'download time'

Regards
Kurt

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answered 05 Mar '13, 10:32

Kurt Knochner ♦
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When you just need an approximate number fast in a capture where the flow you care about is the biggest one: Go to Statistics -> Conversation List -> TCP, click the "Bytes" column twice to sort decreasing, and then look at the "Duration" value for the top row.

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answered 06 Mar '13, 18:56

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edited 06 Mar '13, 18:56

That will not show the download time of a single object if HTTP/1.1 was used. It will show the duration of the TCP connection which could have been used to download several objects!

(07 Mar '13, 02:51) Kurt Knochner ♦

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How can i know how much time it took to file to get downloaded with wireshark.

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You have a trillion packets.

You need to see four of them.

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