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Where can I get PCAP Packet Captures for Learning and Exploration?

I am often asked this question of where to access PCAP or PCAP-NG files so that folks can explore packet captures using Wireshark.  I have always provided these resources in my Wireshark classes at the Online School, but thought I should also just list them here for public consumption. Look up the hashtag “captureeveryday” in

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How do I install / upgrade Wireshark in Ubuntu Linux?

How do I install / upgrade Wireshark in Ubuntu Linux?  First things first – the Wireshark downloads page is here: https://www.wireshark.org/download.html I know I have put the answer to this in other articles over the years (like this one), but I think it is appropriate to answer the question directly and specifically. Installing Wireshark in

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How do I get Windows interfaces to show up in Wireshark?

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 Apparently this is a common problem, where on Windows systems you do not see any interfaces: There are a couple of things to try: 1. If you are using the

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If I want to get into Networking, what should I learn?

I was recently asked the question “If I want to get into Networking, what should I learn?” A great question because Telecommunications or Data Networking is really not a degree program at most universities, at least not at the undergraduate level.  There are some masters programs, but they are few and far between.  In fact,

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Why don’t you employ the “click” model on your sites?

This is a great question recently asked by one of our students/clients when we said our ususal introductory comments that “No we won’t spam you”, and “No we don’t use the click model on our sites”.   Let’s talk spam.  We have never spammed our students/customers and we have an anti-spam policy.  You are automatically

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How do I reset my “Default” profile in Wireshark?

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     This is a commonly asked question that usually results from users learning the can have different profiles after they have spent months constantly changing the default profile! Luckily

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What are some network related command line tools within Windows?

This is a great question.  The latest list (when this was written) is: Arp – Displays and modifies entries in the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache, which contains one or more tables that are used to store IP addresses and their resolved Ethernet or Token Ring physical addresses. There is a separate table for each Ethernet

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Where we are in the USF?

In short, things are advancing quickly. Readers may also be interested in watching the Senate hearing on the subject. http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=fc757765-b147-4f14-9e01-754721a5cffd&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=b06c39af-e033-4cba-9221-de668ca1978a   Further, I offer the following: Dear OPASTCO Member, Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) delivered its first Notice of Inquiry (NOI) and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the recommendations concerning the high-cost

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Where can I find the information on securing a home network?

This procedure has moved from our Online School and is now described in an article at this site. We actually have several articles! Here is the original article: click here. Here is an article on securing Wi-Fi in your home or small business:  Click here to browse the article! I hope you find this article

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