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Wireshark 101 Course 1: Customize Wireshark Views and Settings (WS101-1)


Description
Author: Laura Chappell
Category: Wireshark 101: Essential Skills
CPE Credits: 3.5

This is the second 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 second course delves into Wireshark customization for a more efficient analysis
process. This section contains the important Lab 5 which is referenced throughout the
Wireshark 101 curriculum.
Content
  • 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1. Add/Manipulate Columns in the Packet List Pane
  • Lab 4: Add the HTTP Host Field as a Column
  • 1.2 Learn How the Wireshark Disectors Work
  • 1.3. Analyze Traffic the uses Non-Standard Port Numbers
  • 1.4 Change how Wireshark Displays Certain Traffic Types
  • Lab 5: Set Wireshark Preferences (IMPORTANT LAB!)
  • 1.5 Customize Wireshark for Different Tasks (Profiles)
  • Lab 6: Create a New Profile Based on the Default Profile
  • 1.6 Locate Key WIreshark Configuration Files
  • Lab 7: Import a DNS/HTTP Errors Profile
  • 1.7 Configure Time Columns to Spot Latency Problems
  • Lab 8: Spot Path and Server Latency Problems
  • Section 1 Challenge
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever