doodle of Wireshark eating traffic lol

I've received word my gift has landed, so I can share it! Cross stitch for one of my coworkers who has taught me a lot of networking over our tenure. :)

Identifying harmful activity on your captured traffic

This Python script utilises Wireshark or TCPdump to analyse network traffic stored in a specified .pcap or .pcapng file. The objective is to detect potential malicious activities and attacks. The script covers a range of suspicious network behaviors, including: DNS Tunneling SSH Tunneling TCP Session Hijacking SMB Attack SMTP or DNS Attack IPv6 Fragmentation Attack TCP RST Attack SYN Flood…

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Wireshark 4.2.0 released, open-source packet analysis gets even better - Help Net Security

Wireshark, the popular network protocol analyzer, has reached version 4.2.0. Wireshark 4.2.0: Notable changes Wireshark supports dark mode on Windows. Packet list sorting has been improved. Wireshark and TShark are now better about generating valid UTF-8 output. A new display filter feature for filtering raw bytes has been added. Display filter autocomplete is smarter about not suggesting…

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Some solid Wireshark DNS filters. Bookmark it.

Sniffnet – Comfortably monitor your internet traffic (like Wireshark).

Diagnosing VoIP Issues with ChatGPT and Wireshark

Diagnosing and resolving VoIP issues can be challenging, but with the right tools, it becomes a more manageable task. By harnessing the power of Wireshark and ChatGPT, you can quickly identify and address problems that affect your VoIP system. This powerful duo not only simplifies the troubleshooting process but also ensures a reliable and high-quality voice communication experience.

This happened back in like sept 2022 but it was still a hell of an experience to deal with.. T_T

Had to purchase a wifi adapter for my desktop since there’s no ethernet ports at my dorm (wow ??), went to Walmart and bought the best one they had (Poor box dated 2016, 802.11ac, but I needed *something*). Started having bizarre disconnects/failures & I tried ruling out everything *but* my WiFi adapter...

After a few consultations with my other networking IT friends one of them lended me a spare network adapter for me to test, --> errors went away(ish)! Turns out the adapter was faulty; interesting luck. Resolution was to drop another 60 bucks or so on an actual wifi adapter, purchased a PCIe wifi card that supports Wifi 6/802.11ax. I originally wasn’t seeking to get the most powerful wifi card-- I just needed something that could allow me to stay online with a stable connection. But hey, I won’t complain. B)

Day #54 of #100daysofcybersecurity This network analysis training course will introduce networking, what services are, and how to use two epic tools; Wireshark, and TCPDump, to capture live traffic and analyze packet captures to detect network activity, including suspicious or malicious traffic. The following were properly taught in this course. Practically. Wireshark (traffic capture) Wireshark (Analysis of PCAPs) TCPDump (traffic capture) TCPDump (Analysis of PCAPs)

IoT phone home

#IoT phone home - snooping on my #network to see what my devices are saying to their overlords

The Internet of Things (IoT) is very handy. I enjoy being able to adjust the lights in my living room just by talking to Siri. Or having lights turn on and off at set times of the day. But as we all know, IoT devices don’t just talk to us. In order to work, they need to communicate with all kinds of servers. And so I wanted to know what my devices are saying, and to whom. You would expect a lot…

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Learn to open ports for Wireshark with this simple guide!