Packet Header Inspector

A colour-coded, byte-level view of an IPv4 header plus TCP, UDP or ICMP: hover any byte to learn what that field does. Educational values, no real capture.

Runs locallyComputed in your browser: nothing is sent anywhere

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When you’d reach for this

Wireshark shows you these bytes for real; this inspector teaches you to read them first. Set your own source and destination, switch protocols, and see exactly which bytes change, and which never do.

Learn the idea behind the tool

This tool is the fast answer; the lesson is the understanding. Start with Reading packet captures.