Author name: Andrew Walding

Andrew Walding is the founder and president of CellStream, Inc., bringing more than 30 years of experience in telecommunications, broadband networking, Internet technologies, and technical education. His expertise spans network engineering, wireless and wireline communications, packet analysis, network operations, emerging technologies, and the design and delivery of advanced technical training programs. A Cisco-certified professional, IPv6-certified specialist, and CBRS Certified Professional Installer (CPI), he helps organizations and technology professionals understand, deploy, troubleshoot, and optimize modern communications networks.

What are all the Microsoft local area connections?

Post Views: 5,177 Using Wireshark in Microsoft Windows reveals some quirks that naturally leave you scratching your head as to what is going on.  For example, when I launch Wireshark on my Windows 10 system I see a bunch of different interfaces.  Some make sense (Wi-Fi, Ethernet 2) but others….: What are all the Local

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CSI-IL-013 – Understanding VXLAN

Post Views: 12,240  VXLAN Fundamentals, Encapsulation, Data-Plane and Control-Plane Learning Half-Day Instructor-Led Lab ClassAvailable in either Web-Based Delivery or On-Site DeliveryMinimum 10 students – Maximum 16 students Course Description Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) has become an important technology for building scalable data-center and modern network fabrics. Traditional Ethernet VLANs provide useful Layer 2 segmentation, but

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Finding Text Strings in Wireshark Captures

Post Views: 96,045 A common question regarding Wireshark packet analysis is “Can I find a text string in a packet capture?” Check out these great references as well:  Our custom profiles repository for Wireshark  Our Udemy course on Wireshark   Our Udemy course on Wireless Packet capture The answer is that it depends on where the

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Fantastic Free Wi-Fi Analyzer for Windows – WinFi

Post Views: 5,457 Here is the download link: https://github.com/HelgeMagnusKeck/WinFi – look to the right, you will see Releases, and the latest release can be downloaded. Here is the Discord Server to join in discussions and request PRO Engineer version activation: https://discord.gg/4GTv5ED7 This tool is free – and there is a PRO Engineer version that costs

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Tweaking the Wireless Interface – Power Settings, Country etc. in Linux

Post Views: 2,796 I was asked in a recent WLAN class whether you can adjust the power level in a Wi-Fi radio.  The answer is yes (if you have the right operating system), and here is how. For this demonstration, I am using Kali Linux but this should work on any Linux.  Comment below if

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A Terminal Version of tshark – we love it!

Post Views: 4,158 Check out these great references as well:  Our custom profiles repository for Wireshark  Our Udemy course on Wireshark   Our Udemy course on Wireless Packet capture Just introduced this week is a terminal version of tshark that looks like the Wireshark GUI call termshark. Why? Let’s say you run either Virtual Machines or

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How To Observe if the Web Site you are Browsing Uses QUIC

Post Views: 2,411 We started to notice QUIC back in 2017.  For an overview of QUIC you can see my article here: https://www.cellstream.com/2018/03/07/is-there-a-lot-of-quic-in-your-packet-captures/ How do you know if a given web site uses QUIC/gQUIC?  It is a great question, and can be easily answered if you are using Google Chrome (which, by now you should

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3 Ways to put your Wi-Fi Interface in Monitor Mode in Linux

Post Views: 11,462 Check out these great references as well:  Our Wireless custom profile for Wireshark  Our Udemy course on Wireless Packet capture  Our other Wi-Fi related articles If you are like me, you count on the Internet to help with how to’s especially when using Linux.  That said, sometimes the information can be contradicting

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Getting a Virtual Machine to Access Wi-Fi Monitor Mode

Post Views: 9,131 Check out these great references as well:  Our Wireless custom profile for Wireshark  Our Udemy course on Wireless Packet capture  Our other Wi-Fi related articles In our article on putting your WLAN Wi-Fi interface into Monitor Mode so you can sniff Wi-Fi packets and troubleshoot WLAN’s, we said that if you are

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CSI-HO-030 – Hands-On Understanding Security in WLAN/Wi-Fi Networks

Post Views: 12,426 2-Day Instructor-Led Hands-On Lab ClassAvailable in either Web-Based Delivery or On-Site DeliveryMinimum 10 Students – Maximum 16 Students Course Description Wi-Fi is one of the most widely used network access technologies, making wireless security an essential skill for network engineers, broadband technicians, IT professionals, support personnel, and anyone responsible for protecting network

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CSI-HO-029 – Hands-On Security in IP Networks/Protocols

Post Views: 32,384 Practical Network Security, Firewalls, IPSec, SSH, TLS, Scanning, and Wi-Fi Security 2-Day Instructor-Led Hands-On Lab ClassAvailable in either Web-Based Delivery or On-Site DeliveryMinimum 10 students – Maximum 16 students Course Description Network security is an essential skill for anyone responsible for designing, operating, supporting, testing, or troubleshooting IP networks. CSI-HO-029 – Hands-On

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CSI-SP-006 – Enhancing the Customer Broadband Experience

Post Views: 2,155 1-Day Instructor Led Hands On Lab ClassAvailable in either Web Based delivery or On-Site DeliveryMinimum 10 students – Maximum 20 students What People are Saying About this Course: “I was very impressed with Andy Walding’s presentation of ‘Enhancing the Customer Broadband Experience’.  Andy’s knowledge and enthusiasm for the material was obvious as

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