Week 6 Assignment 1 Print Page Wireshark Lab An effective method for gaining a deeper understanding of network protocols is to observe the protocol’s communication. One method to do this is by using a “packet sniffer” to capture network traffic associated with the protocol’s communication. This Assignment introduces you to the Wireshark packet sniffer. You will download and install Wireshark, and use it to capture and analyze network communication associated with the HTTP protocol, a very common application layer protocol. To prepare: Download the directions for both of this week’s Wireshark Labs. The directions are provided in the Student Resources section of the textbook’s companion website, which you can find in this week’s Resources area. Click on the Wireshark Labs link from the Student Resources area of the website. You will be asked to log in to the system with Login Name and Password. To do this, you will first need to register. If you hav
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