Wireshark Tutorial
Wireshark is a free and open-source packet analyzer (packet sniffer/network sniffer). It is used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications protocol development, and education. It is used to baseline network performance, plan for upgrades, troubleshoot network issues and detect security violations.
Download Wireshark for free by clicking on the link. You can install Wireshark on a virtual machine on your PC and do all of the labs. Included are Wireshark WCNA practice tests.
This course has been completely revised and updated in order to prepare you for the Wireshark Certified Network Analyst (WCNA) certification.
- WCNA Certification Exam
Wireshark Certification Training
Wireshark is the best known packet sniffing software and best of all you can download Wireshark for free.
Wireshark is used to baseline network performance, fault find, detect hacking attacks, find network traffic bottlenecks and much more. It provides deep level packet information which you can pass to vendors to report bugs or create reports for company management to make a case for network upgrades.
Our Wireshark tutorial course takes you through every feature of the software and prepares you for the Wireshark certification exam if you want to take it. You go through every menu option and display feature so that, by the end of the course you reach expert level.
Having the Wireshark certification on your resume will open doors other certifications cannot. It proves you have a deep understanding of TCP/IP, protocols, services and troubleshooting. It will allow you to quickly find faults and determine the correct resolution for network issues.
We take you by the hand and guide you through the entire WCNA exam syllabus. Included are more than $400 worth of practice exams, advanced multi-protocol labs, real-world and exam tricks and tips and to guarantee your success come exam day.
This course is 100% hands-on training. If you want to learn Wireshark please visit our sister website howtonetwork.com.
Take this course if you:
- Are or want to become a network engineer
- Have to troubleshoot network issues for your job role
- Have an upcoming interview for an IT job
- Want a deep dive into how protocols and services work
- Want a prestigious certification which will make you stand out from the crowd
- Want to pass the Wireshark certification exam
- Want Wireshark WCNA practice tests
- Want to dramatically improve your hands-on networking skills
Module 1 | Wireshark Functionality | |
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Unit 1 | Wireshark Introduction | |
Unit 2 | Wireshark GUI | |
Unit 3 | Wireshark Main Menu | |
Unit 4 | Wireshark Capture Interface Options | |
Unit 5 | Wireshark Performance Optimization | |
Unit 6 | Wireshark Capture Filters | |
Unit 7 | Wireshark Protocol-Addresses Capture Filters | |
Unit 8 | Wireshark Advanced Capture Filters | |
Unit 9 | Customize User Interface Settings | |
Unit 10 | Custom Capture Preference | |
Unit 11 | Names Resolution Preference | |
Unit 12 | Colorize Traffic Preferences | |
Unit 13 | Temporary Colors | |
Unit 14 | Packet Time Reference | |
Unit 15 | Additional Time Columns and Summary | |
Unit 16 | Statistics (Protocols – Conversation) | |
Unit 17 | Statistics (Endpoint – Packet Lengths) | |
Unit 18 | Statistics (IO Graph - Udp Streams - IPv4) | |
Unit 19 | Display Filters - Basics | |
Unit 20 | Display Filters - Saved Filters and Right Click Creation | |
Unit 21 | Display Filters - Conversations_Endpoint - Comparison Operators | |
Unit 22 | Display Filters - Field Existence and Byte Content | |
Unit 23 | Display Filters - Keywords | |
Unit 24 | TCP Streams | |
Unit 25 | Profiles | |
Unit 26 | Annotation and Saving | |
Unit 27 | Export Menu | |
Unit 28 | Save Packet Bytes and Packet Dissection | |
Unit 29 | Expert Info | |
Module 2 | TCP/IP Network Communications | |
Unit 1 | TCP-IP Port Number - Network Name Resolution | |
Unit 2 | Route - MAC Resolution | |
Unit 3 | Domain Name System | |
Unit 4 | DNS Problems | |
Unit 5 | DNS Dissection | |
Unit 6 | Address Resolution Protocol | |
Unit 7 | ARP Packet Structure | |
Unit 8 | Internet Protocol | |
Unit 9 | IP Packet Structure | |
Unit 10 | IP Filtering | |
Unit 11 | Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) | |
Unit 12 | ICMP Problems | |
Unit 13 | ICMP Packet Structure | |
Unit 14 | User Datagram Protocol | |
Unit 15 | UDP Problems and Packet Structure | |
Unit 16 | Transmission Control Protocol | |
Unit 17 | TCP – Sequential Management | |
Unit 18 | TCP Packet Loss | |
Unit 19 | TCP Problems | |
Unit 20 | TCP Packet Structure | |
Unit 21 | TCP Filtering | |
Unit 22 | TCP Preferences | |
Unit 23 | Basic Graphs | |
Unit 24 | Advanced IO Graphs | |
Unit 25 | Traffic Trend Comparison in IO Graphs | |
Unit 26 | Round Trip Time and Throughput Rates | |
Unit 27 | TCP Sequence Numbers | |
Unit 28 | TCP Window Size Issues | |
Module 3 | Network Services | |
Unit 1 | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol | |
Unit 2 | DHCP Problems | |
Unit 3 | DHCP Packet Structure | |
Unit 4 | DHCP Statistics and Filters | |
Unit 5 | Hypertext Transfer Protocol | |
Unit 6 | HTTP Problems | |
Unit 7 | HTTP Packet Structure | |
Unit 8 | HTTP Filtering | |
Unit 9 | HTTP Statistics | |
Unit 10 | HTTPS Communications | |
Unit 11 | File Transfer Protocol | |
Unit 12 | FTP Problems and Packet Structure | |
Unit 13 | Email Traffic – Post Office Protocol | |
Unit 14 | POP Packet Structure and Filtering | |
Unit 15 | Email Traffic – Simple Mail Traffic Protocol | |
Unit 16 | SMTP Packet Structure and Filtering | |
Module 4 | Wireless Networking | |
Unit 1 | WLAN Capturing Modes and Decrypting | |
Unit 2 | WLAN Header Settings | |
Unit 3 | 802.11 Traffic Basics | |
Unit 4 | 802.11 Traffic Basics | |
Unit 5 | 802.11 Frame Control Field | |
Unit 6 | Voice Over Internet Protocol | |
Unit 7 | VoIP Problems | |
Unit 8 | SIP and RTP Traffic | |
Unit 9 | VoIP Playback | |
Module 5 | Network Baselines and Security | |
Unit 1 | Baseline Traffic Pattern (Broadcast/Multicast, Protocols/Applications) | |
Unit 2 | Baseline Traffic Pattern (Boot Up - VoIP) | |
Unit 3 | Troubleshoot Performance Problems | |
Unit 4 | Slow Processing Time | |
Unit 5 | Packet Loss, Misconfiguration and Redirections | |
Unit 6 | Payload Sizes, Congestion and Faults | |
Unit 7 | Network Forensics | |
Unit 8 | Handle Evidence and Unusual Traffic Patterns | |
Unit 9 | Detect Scanning and Discovery Processes | |
Unit 10 | TCP Scan | |
Unit 11 | UDP and IP Scan | |
Unit 12 | Idle Scan and ICMP Traceroute | |
Unit 13 | Application mapping, OS Fingerprint and IP spoofing | |
Unit 14 | Vulnerabilities, Malformed Packets and Dark Addresses | |
Unit 15 | Flood, Clear text password and unusual applications | |
Unit 16 | Route Redirection, ARP Poisoning and TCP Splicing | |
Unit 17 | Command Line Tools | |
Module 6 | Exams | |
Unit 1 | Exam 1 | |
Unit 2 | Exam 2 | |
Unit 3 | Exam 3 | |
Unit 4 | Exam 4 |