How to capture and read packets with Wireshark/tcpdump

Build Packetory, packet capture labs for beginners with tcpdump, Wireshark, filters.

  • Difficulty Intermediate
  • Parts 10
  • Stack tcpdump, Wireshark, filters

What you are learning

Packetory is packet capture labs for beginners. The teaching focus is Capture (tcpdump, Wireshark, filters).

Work in order. Early parts set vocabulary and environment; later parts assume the earlier checkpoints.

How to use these lessons

Read the goal, open the matching GitHub folder, complete the lab or exercises, then return for the explanation. If a command fails, check you are in the numbered folder first.

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Parts in order

Each chapter below is one checkpoint in this lab.