Wireshark Lab Capture and dissect real network traffic in the browser.
Practice Wireshark online in a real cyber lab — capture live packets, follow TCP streams and analyze protocols on an isolated network. Streamed desktop, no install.
What is Wireshark?
Wireshark is the world's most popular network protocol analyzer. It captures live traffic and lets analysts inspect packets down to the byte — essential for troubleshooting, threat hunting, and understanding how attacks look on the wire.
Inside the labPractising Wireshark in a real cyber lab
Wireshark runs on the streamed Kali desktop inside your lab, capturing genuine traffic generated by real hosts and attacks on an isolated network. You see live packets — not pre-recorded captures — so analysis skills transfer directly to the job.
What you'll practice
Hands-on exercises that build job-ready Wireshark skills.
- Capture live traffic on an isolated lab interface
- Apply display and capture filters to isolate conversations
- Follow TCP/HTTP streams to reconstruct sessions
- Spot reconnaissance scans and exploit traffic on the wire
- Analyze credentials and protocol weaknesses in real flows
Available in: Tier 2 — Kali VM, and Tier 3 — Multi-Machine Networks.
Wireshark lab FAQ
Can I capture real packets in an online Wireshark lab?
Yes. Wireshark captures genuine live traffic from the isolated hosts in your lab, so you analyze real protocol behavior rather than static sample files.
Does Wireshark's GUI work in the browser?
Yes. The full Wireshark interface streams to your browser via the lab's Kali desktop, with no local installation required.
What traffic can I analyze?
You can generate and inspect your own scans, exploits, and application traffic across the isolated lab network for safe, realistic analysis.
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