Mastering Wireshark 2

Crouthamel, Andrew

ISBN 10: 1788626524 / ISBN 13: 9781788626521

Published by Packt Publishing, 2018

About this Item

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Mastering Wireshark 2

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 2018

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis:

Use Wireshark 2 to overcome real-world network problems

Key Features

• Delve into the core functionalities of the latest version of Wireshark
• Master network security skills with Wireshark 2
• Efficiently find the root cause of network-related issues

Book Description

Wireshark, a combination of a Linux distro (Kali) and an open source security framework (Metasploit), is a popular and powerful tool. Wireshark is mainly used to analyze the bits and bytes that flow through a network. It efficiently deals with the second to the seventh layer of network protocols, and the analysis made is presented in a form that can be easily read by people.

Mastering Wireshark 2 helps you gain expertise in securing your network. We start with installing and setting up Wireshark2.0, and then explore its interface in order to understand all of its functionalities. As you progress through the chapters, you will discover different ways to create, use, capture, and display filters. By halfway through the book, you will have mastered Wireshark features, analyzed different layers of the network protocol, and searched for anomalies. You'll learn about plugins and APIs in depth. Finally, the book focuses on pocket analysis for security tasks, command-line utilities, and tools that manage trace files.

By the end of the book, you'll have learned how to use Wireshark for network security analysis and configured it for troubleshooting purposes.

What you will learn

• Understand what network and protocol analysis is and how it can help you
• Use Wireshark to capture packets in your network
• Filter captured traffic to only show what you need
• Explore useful statistic displays to make it easier to diagnose issues
• Customize Wireshark to your own specifications
• Analyze common network and network application protocols

Who This Book Is For

If you are a security professional or a network enthusiast and are interested in understanding the internal working of networks, and if you have some prior knowledge of using Wireshark, then this book is for you.

Table of Contents

1. Installing Wireshark 2
2. Capturing Traffic
3. Filtering Traffic
4. Customizing Wireshark
5. Statistics
6. Introductory Analysis
7. Network Protocol Analysis
8. Application Protocol Analysis I
9. Application Protocol Analysis II
10. Command Line Tools
11. Troubleshooting Scenario

About the Author:

Andrew Crouthamel is an experienced Senior Network Engineer and IT trainer who resides in Doylestown, PA, and currently works with organizations such as NASA, ESA, JAXA, Boeing, and the US Air Force. His passion for teaching shows in his courses, which are filled with excitement and real-world anecdotes.