After completing these activities you should be able to:
In this lab, you will continue exploring computer networking with a tool called Wireshark, observing networking protocols in action. This should deepen your understanding of how key concepts from the networking stack - such as MAC addresses, IP addresses, and ports - are formatted into usable pieces of data (frame, packet, segment/datagram) as they travel across a network. We will specifically look at examples of ARP, ICMP, DNS, HTTP, and HTTPS traffic in today's lab.
Specific lab directions are posted in Blackboard. Most actions will be performed through virtual machines using the vSphere Client. You may also wish to reiew lectures on the network stack.