GeoIP Databases

How to add GeoIP information to Wireshark

  1. Download and extract the databases from MaxMind (great name)
    1. Have to sign up for a free account and GeoLite 2 license
    2. Navigate to Downloads, and download the ASN, City, and Country databases in GZIP (not the CSV format versions)
      1. I have them saved/extracted to C:\Users\user\Documents\Wireshark\MaxMind GeoIP Databases
    3. You have to extract them not just from the GZ, but also from the TAR
  2. Activate them in Wireshark
    1. Edit>Preferences>Name Resolution>MaxMind database directories