Welcome, readers! In the last Wireshark 101 article, we installed Wireshark and got introduced to the interface. This time we are diving in and analyzing our first packets! I’m using Windows 7 in this tutorial, so following along will be easiest if you are using Windows yourself. Also noteworthy is the fact that I’m using a […]
A few months ago, a coworker and I had to come in on a Saturday and replace a line card in our core Cisco switch. Of course the card that went down was the one connecting our VM infrastructure, so all of our core services went down with it (maybe there shouldn’t be a single point […]
Welcome back to Wireshark 101! Last week I wrote an article that hopefully got you interested in Wireshark, and this week I’ll walk you through installing it and getting some exposure to the interface. Recall my caveat about not using Wireshark at work, school or any other place where you aren’t explicitly permitted to do so. […]
You really should lock your workstation when you’re away, regardless of your position or how much access you have to internal network resources. Windows makes this pretty simple by giving you access to the Windows Key + L shortcut which you can throw at any time to put your computer into password protected mode. With OS […]
Wireshark is my favorite networking tool and I have used it pretty much on a weekly basis over the past couple of years. Not only has it saved me multiple times at work as I investigate various issues, it’s also allowed me to expand and solidify my knowledge of networking. It’s a wonderful troubleshooting tool and […]