Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Network Analysis Training

From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:49:37 -0700
Laura also offers free seminars from time to time. The next one is on
the 30th:

    http://www.chappellseminars.com/s-wireshark101.html

moellermatthew@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Another good book is by Chappel/Tittel "Guide to TCP/IP". Laura Chappel runs a few good websites and Blogs.  WiresharkUniversity isn't too bad.
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> From: "Samson Martinez" <samson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:15:26 
> To: Community support list for Wireshark<wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Network Analysis Training
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> 
> Great info - thanks! 
> 
> -Samson
> 
> 
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:27 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Network Analysis Training
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> Samson Martinez wrote:
>> Hello folks, 
>> I'm thinking about taking some network analysis training sometime
> during 
>> this year and was wondering if anyone that participates in this forum 
>> had taken similar formal training and, if so, if they were satisfied 
>> with the results. Or is this more of a "better off learning through 
>> school of hard knocks" type of knowledge?
> 
> I think it depends on your level of comfort with Ethernet/TCP/IP.  I'm 
> assuming here that's what you're interested in.  The problem with 
> protocol analysis classes that I've seen or saw online, were that they 
> were very basic.  Even the classes defined as "expert" weren't so expert
> 
> level.  Herein lies the problem.  How do you classify "expert" "medium" 
> "beginner"?
> 
> My recommendation would be to read as much as you possibly can to absorb
> 
> the academic parts of the protocol.  Comer and Stevens are both great 
> books to start with.  Then you can move on to general networking topic 
> from the likes of Computer Networks by Tanenbaum or 
> Interconnections...by Perlman.
> 
> Once you have the fundamentals, you can tackle troubleshooting and 
> learning to read trace files.  There's still a lot of "art" than 
> "science" in doing protocol analysis.
> 
> Finally, check out the sharkfest presentations as you can pick up a lot 
> of good tips/tricks of the trade.
>