IT 660 – HW4

Prerequisite: Learn about Wireshark tool which will be used to complete this assignment.

What is Wireshark: https://www.wireshark.org ? Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer that captures packets from a network connection, such as from your computer to the internet. Packet is the name given to a discrete unit of data in a typical Ethernet network. Wireshark is the most often-used packet sniffer in the world. It’s often used by Network engineers to troubleshoot network problems and examine protocol implementations. Here is a YouTube video showing installation and password sniffing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_7A8Ikp5Cc  (first 6 minutes of the video are useful)

HW4 Exercise Goal: 

Understand how packets travel through Network for inbound and outbound traffic for HTTP (unencrypted) and TLS (Encrypted).

Install Wireshark, Sniff and capture a sample inbound and outbound packet.

No coding is necessary for this exercise. Configure tool using the instructions below and watch/capture the traffic flow patterns in the tool for this part.