Mastering Wireshark 2 Online Course

Wireshark is a popular and powerful tool used to analyze the amount of bits and bytes that are flowing through a network. Wireshark deals with the second to seventh layer of network protocols, and the analysis made is presented in a human readable form.

Through this video, you will gain expertise in securing your network using Wireshark 2. At the start of the video, you will be taught how to install Wireshark, and will be introduced to its interface so you understand all its functionalities. Moving forward, you will discover different ways to create and use capture and display filters. Halfway through the video, you’ll be mastering the features of Wireshark, analyzing different layers of the network protocol, and looking for any anomalies. You will also learn about plugins and APIs.

As you reach to the end of the course, you will be taught how to use Wireshark for network security analysis and configure it for troubleshooting purposes.


Course Curriculum

Installation and Setup

  • The Course Overview
  • Installing Wireshark on Windows
  • Installing Wireshark on Mac and Linux

Getting Started

  • What’s New in Wireshark 2?
  • Capturing Traffic
  • Saving and Exporting Packets
  • Annotating and Printing Packets
  • Remote Capture Setup
  • Remote Capture Usage

Filtering Traffic

  • BPF Syntax
  • Capture Filters
  • Display Filters
  • Follow Streams
  • Advanced Filtering

Customizing

  • Preferences
  • Profiles
  • Colorizing Traffic
  • Colorizing Traffic (continued)

Statistics

  • TCP/IP Overview
  • Time Values and Summaries
  • Trace File Statistics
  • Expert System Usage

Introductory Analysis

  • DNS Analysis
  • ARP Analysis
  • IPv4/6 Analysis
  • ICMP Analysis

Network Protocol Analysis

  • UDP Analysis
  • TCP Analysis I
  • TCP Analysis II
  • Graph I/O Rates and TCP Trends

Application Protocol Analysis I

  • DHCP Analysis
  • HTTP Analysis I
  • HTTP Analysis II
  • FTP Analysis

Application Protocol Analysis II

  • Email Analysis
  • 802.11 Analysis
  • VoIP Analysis
  • VoIP Playback

Command Line Tools

  • Running Wireshark from Command Line
  • Running Tshark
  • Running tcpdump
  • Running Dumpcap

Troubleshooting Scenario

  • Wireshark Plugins
  • Determining Where to Capture
  • Capturing Scenario Traffic
  • Diagnosing Scenario Traffic

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