Netw240 Week 7 Lab: Wireshark Protocol Analyzer

NETW240 Week 7 Lab: Wireshark Protocol Analyzer

Lab Scenario

Assignment

Learn about running Wireshark in the Fedora Linux environment.

Story

You will install and configure Wireshark on the Linux Server (host11). You will capture ARP, DHCP, and HTTP packets and analyze them.

Virtual Machine Login Information:

Username: vlab

Password: password

Lab Diagram

During your session you will have access to the following lab configuration.

Connecting to your lab

In this module you will be working on the following equipment to carry out the steps defined in each exercise.

* WINCONSOLE (Management Server)

* HOST11 (Linux Server)

* HOST12 (Linux Server)

Each exercise will detail which console you are required to work on to carry out the steps.

To start simply click on the named Server from the device list (located on the left hand side of the screen) and click the Power on from the in tools bar. In some cases the devices may power on automatically.

During the boot up process an activity indicator will be displayed in the name tab:

* Black - Powered Off

* Orange - Working on your request

* Green - Ready to access

If the remote console is not displayed automatically in the main window (or popup) click the Connect icon located in the tools bar to start your session.

If the remote console does not appear please try the following option:

* Switch between the HTML 5 and Java client versions in the tools bar.

In the event this does not resolve your connectivity problems please visit our Help / Support pages for additional resolution options.

Task 1: Installing Wireshark on Fedora Linux

* After logging into host11 via TigerVNC from WINCONSOLE as vlab user, bring up a Terminal session and switch to the superuser (su root) using the password of password.

* Use the ifconfig command to verify your IP address and subnet mask. Make a note of the interface (eth0 .. eth3). Use the route command to determine the...