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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Introduction

  • Wireshark: More than a last-resort tool

Overview of Network Troubleshooting Concepts

  • Root cause analysis

Installing Wireshark

Overview of Wireshark Features

  • Navigating the user interface

Capturing Traffic in a Test Environment

  • Selecting the appropriate network interface
  • Capturing packets on both wired and wireless networks

Analyzing Logs

  • Inspecting HTTP packets
  • Reviewing bidirectional TCP streams
  • Saving logs for offline examination

Diagnosing Connection Speed Issues for Specific Websites

  • Applying filters
  • Interpreting statistics

Analyzing by Traffic Type

  • Covering DNS, ARP, IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, UDP, TCP, and HTTP/HTTPS
  • Addressing consistently slow connections over extended periods

Evaluating Response Times

  • Configuring delta time columns

Detecting Machines Infected with Malware

  • Examining ARP traffic

Inspecting Sources of Network Traffic

  • Intel ANS probe
  • Broken or misconfigured software (network flooding)

Identifying Performance Bottlenecks

  • Generating statistical charts and graphs
  • Applying color coding in Wireshark
  • Filtering specific traffic
  • Utilizing the Wireshark Expert System and TCP/IP Resolution Flowchart

Troubleshooting Connections in Secured Network Environments

  • Managing proxies, firewalls, and clients

Optimizing Wireshark Configuration

  • Non-intrusive analysis techniques

Troubleshooting Scenarios

Summary and Conclusion

Requirements

  • A foundational understanding of TCP/IP networking principles

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