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Networking Concepts and Configuration Guides

Understand networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, and troubleshooting techniques with real-world examples.

The Networking section helps you understand how systems communicate over networks.

This includes theoretical concepts and practical configuration for TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and troubleshooting.

Browse the articles below for step-by-step guides and error-resolution walkthroughs.

You may also explore Security and Linux.

52 articles

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Cannot assign requested address [SOLVED]

The "Cannot Assign Requested Address" error is quiet common in the network community and can be seen in various network-related and application specific

Deepak Prasad6 min read
networking

Check OPEN Ports in Linux [Like a PRO]

Use nmap, hping3 and netcat (nc) to check open ports in Linux. You can also use netcat to test firewall rules to make sure if a port is open or closed in a network.

Deepak Prasad12 min read
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How to Check Internet Connection in Linux Command Line and Shell Script

Learn how to check internet connectivity from the Linux command line using tested ping, curl, wget, DNS, route, netcat, telnet, and Bash script examples with sample output.

Deepak Prasad8 min read
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Wireshark Tutorial for Network Analysis & Troubleshooting

Free, hands-on Wireshark tutorial covering capture, filters, decryption, TCP/UDP analysis, TLS/IPsec inspection, and real-world troubleshooting. 35+ packet-level examples with sample .pcap files included.

Deepak Prasad1 min read
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[SOLVED] Find Duplicate IP Address with Wireshark

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Celal Dogan6 min read
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Decrypt HTTPS & LDAPS Traffic using WireShark [100% Working]

In this tutorial I am going to share step by step instructions to decrypt both HTTPS and LDAPS Traffic using WireShark. This tutorial is demonstrated using

Deepak Prasad8 min read
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15 Top Wireshark IP Filters with Examples [Cheat Sheet]

Top 15 Wireshark IP filters cheat sheet with examples

Celal Dogan6 min read
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Discovering Network Loops (Layer 2) with Wireshark

Network loops occur due to many reasons. The most common causes are below.

Celal Dogan7 min read
networking

Steps to perform Remote Packet Capture with Wireshark

Step-1: WinPcap comes with the older Wireshark versions in default. If you do not have it, download it from here ([Winpcap website](https://www.winpcap.org/default.htm)) and

Celal Dogan6 min read
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Set Static IP in Rocky Linux [6 Different Methods]

6 different methods to configure and set static IP Address in Rocky Linux. Use nmtui, nmcli, ifcfg, ip and ifconfig utility to configure static IP address

Deepak Prasad11 min read
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How to troubleshoot TFTP Issues with Wireshark

Not defined, File not found, Access violation, Disk full or allocation exceeded, Unknown transfer ID, Unknown transfer ID, File already exists, No such user, Terminate transfer due to option negotiation

Celal Dogan7 min read
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Troubleshoot Packet Fragmentation Issues with Wireshark

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Celal Dogan8 min read
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Detect Rogue DHCP Server with Wireshark [Step-by-Step]

Step by step instructions to detect rogue dhcp server in the network using wireshark. Introducing a rogue DHCP server to the network can block the clients from reaching network resources.

Celal Dogan6 min read
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Configure VRRP using Keepalived and Cisco’s Router with Examples

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is an open standard protocol, which has been developed by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).

Celal Dogan6 min read
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Decrypt RDP Traffic with Wireshark and Frida [Step-by-Step]

RDP can be vulnerable especially when Native RDP is used, which is protected by Standard RDP Security layer. CredSSP with NLA is the best option to go with.

Celal Dogan7 min read
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Setup FreeRADIUS: LDAP Authentication and Authorization

In this tutorial we will explore step by step instructions to configure freeradius with LDAP and test authentication, authorization using wireshark

Celal Dogan6 min read
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Configure and Test FreeRADIUS PAP & CHAP Authentication

Step by step instructions to install and configure freeradius PAP and CHAP authentication with examples.

Celal Dogan8 min read
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Setup PEAP-Mschapv2 Authentication with NPS (Part 3)

Protected EAP (PEAP) needs a certificate and TLS support. Thus, I will install "Active Directory Certificate Services" role.

Celal Dogan6 min read
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How to setup and test AAA with NPS Server (Part 2)

After installing NPS and configuring the NAS (router) in Part 1, we will set up NPS for authentication, authorization, and accounting services.

Celal Dogan6 min read
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How to use AAA with Network Policy Server (Part 1)

Network Policy Server (NPS) is the Microsoft implementation of a Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) server and proxy. A RADIUS server provides authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) …

Celal Dogan6 min read
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Understanding TCP Seq & Ack Numbers [Packet-by-Packet]

Reliability is one of TCPs strong feature. TCP ensures that all packets one end sends will be delivered to the other end, keeping track of which packets have

Celal Dogan6 min read
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Analyze TLS and mTLS Authentication with Wireshark

In this article, we will cover Mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS). The protocol provides a method for mutual authentication. Unlike general usage of TLS

Celal Dogan6 min read
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How to decrypt IPSec Packets (ISAKMP and ESP) - Wireshark

In this article, we will focus on decrypting IPsec traffic between a Cisco router and a Strongswan IPsec VPN solution. Most of network vendors do not provide

Celal Dogan6 min read
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Kerberos Authentication Packet Analysis with Wireshark

Kerberos authentication presents several advantages over other network authentication methods.

Celal Dogan6 min read
networking

How to analyze LDAP traffic with Wireshark - Tutorial

There are two methods to secure LDAP traffic. The first method is to using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) /Transport Layer Security (TLS) technology. When this

Celal Dogan7 min read
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Learn Packet Editing with Wireshark [Step-by-Step]

Step-2: We need to check if the editing feature is enabled. Select the first packet from the list, then expand the Internet Protocol (IP) header tree. Next,

Celal Dogan7 min read
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Analyse Slow Networks with TCP Zero Window - Wireshark

Recently, I have been sent a network trace file to analyze. The common complains were related poor (slow) TCP performance. After examining the trace file in

Celal Dogan6 min read
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How to do Log4j2 Vulnerability Analysis with Wireshark

In this article we will share step by step instructions to analyse and find log4j2 vulnerability using wireshark.

Celal Dogan6 min read
networking

How to do TCP Retransmission Analysis using Wireshark

TCP retransmissions happen when there is packet loss or congestion, which causes high latency and low speed. TCP implements many methods to recover connections when packet loss occurs. Retransmission and Fast …

Celal Dogan7 min read
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Malicious Resource Detection with Python, Wireshark and Virustotal

Although Wireshark is a very useful tool for network forensic, when it comes to analyse massive number of packets we may need further tools to find malicious

Celal Dogan6 min read