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Wireshark Essential Training

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Get an overview of packet analysis and using Wireshark Next Generation, a free network protocol analyzer. Find out how it can help with latency issues and network attacks.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Appreciating traffic analysis
  • What you need to know
  • Challenges
  • Disclaimer
1. Traffic Capture Overview
  • Benefits of traffic analysis
  • Download and install on a PC or Mac
  • Explore the Wireshark interface
  • Getting help
  • Tap into the data stream
2. Getting Started with Wireshark
  • Using display and capture filters
  • Discovering shortcuts
  • Grasping the OSI model
  • Generating a frame
  • Challenge: Recognize the Wireshark interface
  • Solution: Recognize the Wireshark interface
3. Examining the Internet Suite
  • Understanding the TCP-IP suite
  • Explaining Transmission Control Protocol
  • Recognizing the TCP connection process
  • Viewing the TCP handshake and teardown
  • Breaking down User Datagram Protocol
  • Outlining IPv4
  • Dissecting IPv6
  • Comprehending ICMP
  • Discovering ICMPv6
  • Challenge: Evaluating a pcap
  • Solution: Evaluating a pcap
4. Deep Packet Analysis of Common Protocols
  • Dissecting DNS
  • Exploring DHCP
  • Following an FTP transaction
  • Using HTTP
  • Understand ARP
  • Challenge: Examining a packet capture
  • Solution: Examining a packet capture
5. Working with Packet Captures
  • The Wireshark expert system
  • Network latency issues
  • Subset, save, and export
  • Using CloudShark
Conclusion
  • What's next?

Taught by

Lisa Bock

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