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Further Reading

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2 min　|　 Ross Jacobs　|　 July 7, 2019

Table of Contents

This is an incomplete list of resources. If you know of a relevant resource that has helped you, feel free to add to this list.

Packet Analysis

Books

Practical Packet Analysis, 3rd ed.: A great introduction for typical Wireshark usage.
Wireshark Certified Network Analyst: If you’re aiming to be certified
Attacking Network Protocols: A fun way to get to know the network

Network Scripting

Python has become the language of choice for network scripting. Most books/articles on this topic are written with it.

Python for Network Engineers with GNS3: CCIE David Bombal focuses on using Python with a virtual network (GNS3) in a Udemy course
Python for Network Engineers: CCIE Kirk Byers has Python lectures on using REST APIs, testing, and CI. He wrote the netmiko Python library (SSH) and is a maintainer of NAPALM
Sentdex Tutorials: Not really network-related, but the dude has great Python tutorials

Similar Websites

In some cases, the source of “Further Reading” links in some articles.

packetlife.net: CCIE who has great articles that stand the test of time.
packet-foo: Wireshark contributor who made Trace Wrangler.
dev_dungeon: A “virtual hackerspace” that has hands-on tutorials in various languages. The focus is not on networking, but has packet generation in a couple languages.
CellStream: Many great Wireshark articles

Packet Pushers: Podcast and website dedicated to providing network news

Similar Tools to Wireshark

tcpdump: Makers of tcpdump and libpcap, the pcap library used by Wireshark
ksniff: Take packet captures between kubernetes pods
Wireshark Tools: A list of tools that work with or next to Wireshark

Wireshark