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Self-Paced Courses
WSU01 (US $299)
Wireshark Fundamentals and
Functionality (self-paced)
WSU03 (US $299)
Troubleshooting Network
Performance (self-paced)
WSU04 (US $299)
Network Forensics and
Security (self-paced)
WSU02 (US $299)
Wireshark TCP/IP Network
Analysis (self-paced)
Instructor-Led Courses
2008 Calendar
Courses - Conferences
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Laura Chappell's last roadshow completed in January 2007 after 7 years and
thousands of students. She is considering teaching an intense two-day hands-
on Network Troubleshooting and Security Summit in November or December
2008. We want to know if you’d be interested in participating.

Date:               TBD (Nov/Dec 2008)
Location:         Dallas, Texas
Instructor:       Laura Chappell
Format:           Bring-Your-Own-Laptop Hands-On Lab-Based
Price:              $1,295 (early bird until September 1st at $995)

Bring your laptop with Wireshark loaded and prepare for two days of intense
hands-on labs taught by Laura Chappell, Founder of Wireshark University and
the Protocol Analysis Institute. Wireshark (Windows version) will also be
provided on DVD at the conference – ensure your laptop has a DVD drive.

Key Topics - Troubleshooting:
• Identify ‘must have’ tools and methods to capture wired and wireless traffic
(including full-/half-duplex tap issues and wireless decryption methods)
• Review Best Practices for rapid fault isolation (client vs. server vs.
infrastructure vs. application issues)
• Analyze and troubleshoot 802.11 communications
• Identify performance issues and resolutions for Windows XP™
• Analyze Windows Vista™ and Windows Server 2008™ TCP stack
enhancements including checksum offloading, window scaling, selective ACK,
delayed ACKs, receive-window auto-tuning and Compound TCP

Key Topics - Security (and Optimization):
• Review network forensics procedures and design a 'compromised host lab'
• Review honeypot placement and detection methods
• Analyze Skype™, BitTorrent™ and game traffic ( World of Warcraft™)
• Identify the impact of streaming video (YouTube™) and internet radio traffic
• Reassemble data streams in backdoor communications
• Perform protocol forcing to alter dissectors used in covert communications
• Identify signatures in suspect traffic

Click below for student kits and prerequisite information:
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Grill... [April 22, 2008]
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Spitting Bits... [May 8, 2008]
Homework Interferes with
World of Warcraft [May 27, 2008]
TechEd or Jail... Packing  
Light [June 4, 2008]
Alter trace file timestamps
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Secrets of Laura's Lab Kit v9
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Wireshark Troubleshooting
and Security Bootcamp
[includes WSU03 and
WSU04 DVDs!]
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