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Wireshark for Beginners: Capture Packets

In this Guided Project, Wireshark for Beginners: Capture Packets, learners will take on the role of a novice security analyst helping a company detect certain network traffic on their server by capturing and analyzing web traffic. Such skills are invaluable in both cybersecurity and software development domains for better understanding the communication going on between a client and a server. In this 1.5-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to set up and use Wireshark to capture, save, and filter HTTP and HTTPS packets. In order to be successful in this project you should understand computer networking terminology such as IP address, HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, and handshakes.

Status: Software Installation
Status: Network Protocols
BeginnerGuided Project2 hours

Featured reviews

JH

5.0Reviewed Jul 19, 2023

Hands down the best wireshark tutorial on the internet!!

M

5.0Reviewed Oct 12, 2023

Excellent course with a well-planned hands-on project. Excellent course tutor!

AC

5.0Reviewed Dec 5, 2025

Everything is explained in a way that enhances your learning experience and confidence.

P

5.0Reviewed Jul 18, 2023

Absolutely a Great Project, The Lecturer is perfect though you also have to play your part as a learner(DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND LEARNING).

JM

5.0Reviewed Nov 7, 2023

useful , beginner friendly looking forward to learn more from this author

AA

4.0Reviewed Sep 2, 2024

Very good beginner introduction to wireshark. Could have been slightly more in depth with examples on how to detect and solve some network problems.

KJ

5.0Reviewed Dec 10, 2023

great guided project to quickly gain insight on wireshark

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