WIRESHARK: BASICS

TOOL OVERVIEW

Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. Read the "capture file comments". What is the flag?
WireShark > File > Open > Exercise.pcapng
WireShark > Statistics > Capture File Properties
 Capture File Comments: Flag: TryHackMe_Wireshark_Demo
Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. What is the total number of packets?
WireShark > File > Open > Exercise.pcapng
WireShark > Status Bar
 Packets: 58620

 * the status bar is located on the bottom of the GUI
Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. What is the SHA256 hash value of the capture file?
WireShark > File > Open > Exercise.pcapng
WireShark > Statistics > Capture File Properties
 FILE
  Hash (SHA256): f446de335565fb0b0ee5e5a3266703c778b2f3dfad7efeaeccb2da5641a6d6eb

PACKET DISSECTION

Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. View packet number 38. Which markup language is used under the HTTP protocol?
WireShark > File > Open > Exercise.pcapng
 Packet List > Packet Number 38
 Packet Details > right-click eXtensible Markup Language > Copy > Description
  * eXtensible Markup Language
Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. What is the arrival date of the packet? (Answer format: Month/Day/Year)
Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. What is the TTL value?
Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. What is the TCP payload size?
Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. What is the e-tag value?

PACKET NAVIGATION

Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. Search the "r4w" string in packet details. What is the name of artist 1?
Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. Go to packet 12 and read the comments. What is the answer?
Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. There is a ".txt" file inside the capture file. Find the file and read it; what is the alien's name?
Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. Look at the expert info section. What is the number of warnings?

PACKET FILTERING

Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. Go to packet number 4. Right-click on the "Hypertext Transfer Protocol" and apply it as a filter. Now, look at the filter pane. What is the filter query?
Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. Go to packet number 4. Right-click on the "Hypertext Transfer Protocol" and apply it as a filter. What is the number of displayed packets?
Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. Go to packet number 33790 and follow the stream. What is the total number of artists?
Use the "Exercise.pcapng" file to answer the question. Go to packet number 33790 and follow the stream. What is the name of the second artist?

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