I am new to wireshark and need to become proficient. What is the best path for a beginner and what is an appropriate time frame?

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You can go for Chris Greer's courses on Pluralsight (If you have the budget) or his courses & sessions on Youtube. David Bombal's Youtube channel ofcourse is also a very good resource.

That's for the theoretical part, the thing about Wireshark is that you have to get your hands dirty so you'll need to actually start taking packet captures & analyzing them according to the knowledge you gained.

I highly recommend checking out Chris Greer, The Technology Firm, and CellStream on YouTube. It will establish a solid groundwork for comprehending network protocols.

Depends a lot on your budget, learning method and so on.

Wireshark in itself isn't that complicated. You can learn a lot by looking at all the youtube video from Chris Greer.

If you got the budget I would go for https://scos.training

But beside Wireshark it realy is all about understanding the network protocols. So any decent networking training that digs into those protocols will be useful.

Okay, I clearly stole this answer, my apologies. But have a look at the Wireshark and SharkFest websites to find other learning opportunities.

Depends a lot on your budget, learning method and so on.

Wireshark in itself isn't that complicated. You can learn a lot by looking at all the youtube video from Laura Chappel.

If you got the budget I would go for https://www.chappell-university.com/a...

But beside Wireshark it realy is all about understanding the network protocols. So any decent networking training that digs into those protocols will be useful.