4–6 Hour Online, Self-Paced Course
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Wireshark is one of the most powerful tools available for understanding what is actually happening on a network. Whether you are troubleshooting connectivity, investigating application performance, studying protocols, or learning how networks operate, packet analysis provides visibility that many other troubleshooting tools cannot.
Wireshark 101 Fundamentals provides a practical introduction to capturing, viewing, filtering, and analyzing network traffic with Wireshark. The course is designed to help students quickly become comfortable with the Wireshark interface and develop the basic skills needed to begin performing meaningful packet analysis.
Rather than simply opening packet captures and looking at packets, students learn how to configure Wireshark, use capture and display filters, establish network baselines, customize the interface, and work with Wireshark command-line utilities.
Course Description
Wireshark 101 Fundamentals provides students with a fast start to using Wireshark for packet capture and network analysis.
Students begin by learning the Wireshark graphical user interface and basic file operations. The course then introduces capture filters and display filters, two essential techniques for isolating relevant network traffic.
Students also learn the importance of developing network baselines, configuring and customizing the Wireshark environment, and using command-line tools associated with Wireshark.
By the end of the course, students should be comfortable navigating Wireshark and have a solid foundation for continued study of packet analysis and network troubleshooting.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students should have a solid foundation in:
- Navigating the Wireshark graphical user interface
- Opening, saving, and working with packet capture files
- Capturing network traffic
- Using Wireshark capture filters
- Creating and applying Wireshark display filters
- Understanding the value of network baselines
- Configuring and customizing the Wireshark interface
- Using Wireshark command-line functions
- Applying Wireshark as a network troubleshooting and learning tool
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for anyone who wants to begin using Wireshark for packet analysis, including:
- Broadband and telecommunications technicians
- Network technicians and engineers
- Network support personnel
- Field technicians
- Help desk and technical support personnel
- Network administrators
- Cybersecurity professionals who need basic packet-analysis skills
- Students learning Ethernet, TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, or other networking technologies
- Anyone interested in understanding network communications at the packet level
No previous Wireshark experience is required.
Course Prerequisites
None.
A basic familiarity with computer networks is helpful but not required. The course is designed as an introductory starting point for learning Wireshark and packet analysis.
Course Materials
Students are provided with supporting course materials in PDF format. Video lessons and lab exercises are accessed through the CellStream Online learning environment using a standard web browser.
Course Outline
Section 1: Introducing the Wireshark User Interface
Section 2: Using Capture and Display Filters
Section 3: Network Baselines
Section 4: Wireshark Configuration
Section 5: Command Line Functions
Section 6: Conclusion
Start Seeing What Is Really Happening on the Network
Many network troubleshooting tools tell you that a problem exists. Wireshark can help you examine the actual packets being exchanged between network devices and applications.
Learning to capture, filter, and interpret network traffic provides an important foundation for troubleshooting Ethernet, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, TCP, UDP, IPv4, IPv6, Wi-Fi, VoIP, and many other network technologies.
Wireshark 101 Fundamentals provides a concise introduction to the tools and techniques needed to begin exploring networks at the packet level.
Take the course online at CellStream Online School of Network Science.
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