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Getting Started with Wireshark: The Ultimate Hands-On Course

Name: Getting Started with Wireshark: The Ultimate Hands-On Course
Price: 119.99 USD
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Korshub's take

Packet analysis, taught by someone inside the project

Chris Greer, who is directly affiliated with the Wireshark Foundation and teaches packet analysis to companies worldwide, built this course around the moment most people freeze in front of Wireshark: staring at a trace file with no idea where to start.

What you'll learn

Rather than a feature-by-feature tour, the course works through real-world traces — you download the file, work through guided questions, and try to solve the network puzzle yourself. Along the way you'll configure custom columns, filters, and coloring rules so you can spot problems faster in your own captures later.

Who it's for

IT engineers and network troubleshooters who've opened Wireshark, felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume of packet detail, and closed it again. This is built specifically to get you past that intimidation point with genuine practice, not just terminology.

About this course

Wireshark can be intimidating. I remember how it felt when I first started looking at a trace file with Wireshark. Questions started flooding into my mind:

What should I look for? Where do I start? How can I find the packets that matter? What filters should I use? What is "normal"?

I froze under the weight of all the detail in the packets.

If you have ever felt that way when looking at a pcap, this is the course for you!

Throughout this course, we are going to look at real-world examples of how to practically use Wireshark to solve network problems. This skill will help all IT engineers to improve in their analysis and troubleshooting skills. Labs have been designed with participation in mind. Download the trace file, try your hand at the questions that go along with it, and see if you can solve the network puzzle in the packets.

While learning the art of packet analysis, we will also explore the Wireshark interface, configure custom columns, filters, and coloring rules, learning how to customize the layout so we can spot problems fast. This course will give you comfort with the Wireshark interface and the experience you need to understand core protocols.

My name is Chris Greer and I am directly affiliated with the Wireshark Foundation. I teach packet analysis for companies all over the globe. In this course, I bring real-world examples to every lecture, exercise, and course assignment. My goal is for you to get comfortable with the Wireshark interface, learn to interpret the packets, and find actionable data that will help you to resolve problems or spot security incidents faster.

Ready Packet People? Let's dig!