Network Analysis: Packet Capture

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Network Analysis: Packet Capture

In this lab, you’ll practice packet collection and analysis. When you’re finished, you’ll have collected and processed packet information generated from visiting a website..

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Oct 31, 2025

Duration

1h 0m

Challenge

Collect Packet Data with tcpdump

In this challenge, you will be visiting your company website and collecting incoming and outgoing packets from the website.
Challenge

Capture Packet Data with Wireshark

Viewing data on tcpreplay may be hard to visualize. In this challenge, you will be using wireshark to collect, visualize, and analyze the packets in a pcap file. You will see that a lot of different types of traffic flows to and from the network and how requests may consist of many packets.
Challenge

Use tcpdump and tcpreplay to Replay Server Responses

In this challenge, you will be using tcpreplay to only replay traffic coming from the server on your workspace machine and ignore all client requests..
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The Last Challenge

Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

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