Wireshark

A network protocol analyzer that can be used to debug streaming video at the packet level. Wireshark supports protocols like RTMP, HLS (HTTP), and MPEG-TS, allowing developers to inspect segment requests, manifest files, and timing to diagnose streaming issues.

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