Getting Started with Analyzing Network Traffic Using Wireshark

Getting Started with Analyzing Network Traffic Using Wireshark

English | MP4 | AVC 1280×720 | AAC 44KHz 2ch | 3h 17m | 684 MB

This course will introduce you to Wireshark operation, and provide the skills needed to capture traffic, filter out unneeded messages, and analyze the protocols in use.

In this course, Getting Started with Analyzing Network Traffic Using Wireshark, you will learn that Wireshark is a powerful and free utility used by network engineers, system administrators, and developers alike. First, you will get started with packet capture operation. Then, you will explore how to provide a primer on the Wireshark interface as well as how to interpret the data collected. Finally, you will discover how to use capture filters and display filters to isolate needed traffic, the basics of TCP operation, as well as examine the protocol used when downloading a simple HTTP website. This is an excellent course for someone who is knowledgeable about network operation but would like to dive deeper into protocol analysis.

Table of Contents

Course Overview
1 Course Overview

Examining the OSI Model Protocols and Headers
2 Introduction
3 Protocols and Encapsulation
4 OSI Model
5 Summary

Getting Started with Wireshark
6 Introduction
7 Demo – Use Wireshark to Examine Protocol Header Information
8 The Packet Capture Driver
9 Demo – Installing Wireshark
10 Summary

Capturing Traffic
11 Introduction
12 Wireshark Caution
13 Demo – Capturing Traffic with Wireshark
14 Demo – Examining the Wireshark Interface
15 Demo – Using a Capture Filter
16 Summary

Examining Encapsulation and the Wireshark Dissector
17 Introduction
18 Demo – Examining the Frame Dissector
19 Demo – Examining the IP Dissector
20 Demo – Examining the TCP and HTTP Dissectors
21 Demo – Using Wireshark Packets to Map a Network
22 Summary

Using Display Filters
23 Introduction
24 How a Website Is Retrieved from a Web Server
25 Demo – Capturing a Website with DNS or ARP Entries
26 Demo – Using Display Filters to Find Traffic
27 Demo – Combining Multiple Display Filters
28 Summary

Getting Started with TCP Analysis
29 Introduction
30 Conversation Protocol
31 The TCP 3-way Handshake and 4-way Disconnect
32 Getting Started with TCP Analysis
33 Transport Layer Addressing Port Numbers
34 Demo – Examining the TCP 3-way Handshake
35 Demo – Examining TCP Flags and Port Numbers
36 Demo – Examining the 4-way Handshake
37 Demo – Capturing TCP Resets
38 Summary