Packet Analysis Power Workshop — A 5 day course
Synopsis
Delegates will receive a comprehensive introduction into the features, functions and the usage of the Wireshark Analyser and will learn methods and techniques about monitoring, analysis and troubleshooting of their networks from the packet level.
This course will also focus on the detailed analysis and troubleshooting of typical network protocols and applications with specific focus on switched Ethernet, TCP/IP networks and TCP/IP based applications.
Suitable For
Network administrators, network managers and all technical staff who are responsible for planning, implementing, and ensuring high performance operation of their data networks.
Prerequisites
Attendance on the following course, or equivalent knowledge:
Networking & TCP/IP Fundamentals
Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices
A schedule of dates for this subject is not currently available. Please call 0333 210 0140 or use our contact form to enquire about places and availability.
Contents
Features, functions and basic operation of Ethereal/Wireshark Analyser
- Introduction and operation of Wireshark
- Live Capture and Live Capture settings
- Display options and basic interpretation
- Working with Display Filters and Capture Filters
- File Input and Output
Advanced features of Wireshark Analyser
- Preferences and user profiles
- Name resolution
- Packet Reassembly
- Expert Information
- Packet colorisation
Methodology and techniques of network analysis and troubleshooting
- What is packet analysis?
- Steps and techniques for analysing traffic
- Analysing Switched Ethernet - Tapping into the network
- Capturing wireless network traffic
- Measuring network delay and response time
- Measuring network throughput and overhead
Statistics and Baselining
- Terms and Overview
- Wireshark Statistics
- Application Profiles
Analysing networks and applications
- Fault isolation
- Typical network related problems
- Application types and typical application related problems
Switched Ethernet analysis
- Duplex & Speed Issues
- Spanning Tree operation and Spanning Tree analysis
- Analyzing VLANs, VLAN-Tagging
TCP/IP analysis of the network layer
- IP addressing
- Typical IP scenarios
- IP options
- ICMP, ARP and DHCP
TCP/IP analysis of the transport layer
- TCP functions
- Session Setup, Data Transfer and Session Teardown
- Window Mechanism and Window optimization
- TCP options (SACK, Window Scaling) and TCP timers
- UDP functions
Analysing and troubleshooting TCP/IP with Wireshark
- Wireshark preferences for advanced TCP/IP analysis
- Typical TCP/IP related problems
- Wireshark Expert Info messages and their meanings
TCP/IP applications
- HTTP
- FTP
- SMB
- DNS
- SSL