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[Video] VLAN Analysis with Wireshark 2.0

When I teach Wireshark classes, I commonly get asked, “What do I do when I get back to my desk?”, “What if I can’t span a port, or don’t have a TAP?” I typically show my attendees dozens of...

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[Video] How To Determine DHCP Option 60 Value Using Wireshark

There are an increasing number of network attached devices, and trying to keep them organized gets to be challenging. Since different devices might require different IP configuration settings and...

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It’s Not Wiretapping—It’s Network Tapping

We all know those old mobster movies, right? Where the cops are tapping phone lines to take down America’s most wanted criminals. Or if you need a more recent example, you can think of all of the...

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[Infographic] Are You Monitoring a 1G, 10G, 40G or 100G Network?

What tools are you deploying in your network? Are you monitoring out-of-band with tools like Wireshark, forensics, Intrusion Detection Systems, Security Information and Event Management or...

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[Video] Weird by Works: Fixing Drag and Drop With VMware Workstation 12

VMWARE and virtual machines in general should be a very important part of your tool kit. Virtual environments allow you to better familiarize yourself with different operating systems or test without...

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Network TAPs or Packet Brokers for Software-Defined Networks?

Centralized, programmatic control of the network—this was the major promise software-defined networking (SDN) offered when it first emerged. We’re getting there, but if the last few years have shown...

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