Wireshark

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Wireshark is a network packet analyzer (also known as a packet sniffer). Wireshark is a computer program that can intercept, log and display the traffic passing over a digital network (or part of a network). It can be used to log data traveling over a variety of network types (cable, wireless) and, provided that the content of the data packets is unencrypted, display that data in real time. Packet sniffers like Wireshark can be used for a variety of purposes both good… 1. Analyze network problems and test network communication. 2. Debug client/server communications and other network protocol communications 3. Monitor network usage and bandwidth (including internal and external users and systems) 4. Detect network misuse by internal and external users 5. Detect network intrusion attempts (like port scanning). 6. Filter suspect content from network traffic Task 1: Install Configure and run Wireshark software and capture traffic: (10 Points) Task 2: Open couple of websites, capture http communication and answer the following questions: (10 points) a. Which version of the HTTP protocol is used in these transactions? b. What is the domain name of the Web server? c. What browser and version does the client use in this capture? d. What software and version is running on the Web server? e. What other documents/files did the client request during this transaction? Task 3: Basic Apache Configuration (30 points) Exercise 1: Installation and Basic Configuration of the Apache Web Server (8 points) 1. Open a terminal window and check whether the Apache Web Server is installed by using the command (Deliverables: Screenshot Command) 2. If it is not, use yum(CentOS ) or apt-get (Ubuntu )at the command line to install the httpd and httpd- manual packages. They are small and should not take too long to download and install. (Deliverables: Screenshot Command)

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