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Wireshark 101 Course 0: Explore Key Wireshark Elements and Traffic Flows (WS101-0)


Description
Author: Laura Chappell
Category: Wireshark 101: Essential Skills
CPE Credits: 4

This is the first course in a set of courses focusing on essential network analysis skills. Each of
these courses are based on the best-selling Wireshark 101: Essential Skills for Network
Analysts (2nd Edition) which focuses on Wireshark v2 functions.
This first course provides an overview of Wireshark functionality, features, resources, and
uses. This is a recommended starting point for the Wireshark 101 series of courses.
Content
  • 0.0. Introduction
  • 0.1. Understand Wireshark's Capabilites
  • 0.2. Get the Right Wireshark Version
  • 0.3. Learn how Wireshark Captures Traffic
  • Demo Understand a Typical Wireshark Session
  • 0.4. Differentiate a Packet from a Frame
  • 0.5. Follow an HTTP Packet through a Network
  • 0.6. Access Wireshark Resources
  • 0.7. Analyze Traffic Using the Main Wireshark View
  • Lab 1: Use Packets to Build a Picture of a Network
  • 0.8. Analyze Typical Network Traffic
  • Lab 2: Capture and Classify Your Own Background Traffic
  • 0.9. Open Trace Files Captured with Other Tools
  • Lab 3: Open a Network Monitor .cap File
  • Section 0 Challenge
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever