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July 22, 2026

Wireshark: The Basics — TryHackMe

Wireshark: The Basics Write-up and Walk-through

By Karthikeyan Nagaraj

2 min read

Task 1 — Introduction

  1. Which file is used to simulate the screenshots?
Ans: http1.pcapng
  1. Which file is used to answer the questions?
Ans: Exercise.pcapng

Task 2 — Total Overview

  1. Read the "capture file comments". What is the flag?
None None 
Ans: TryHackMe_Wireshark_Demo
  1. What is the total number of packets?
None 
Ans: 58620
  1. What is the SHA256 hash value of the capture file?

Hash Value is also Available in Capture File Properties

None 
Ans:f446de335565fb0b0ee5e5a3266703c778b2f3dfad7efeaeccb2da5641a6d6eb

Task 3 — Packet Dissection

  1. View packet number 38. Which markup language is used under the HTTP protocol?

Search For Packet No 38 by Scrolling

None 
Ans: Extensible Markup Language
  1. What is the arrival date of the packet? (Answer format: Month/Day/Year)
None 
Ans: 05/13/2004
  1. What is the TTL value?

You can Find TTL in Internet Protocol Section

None 
Ans: 47
  1. What is the TCP payload size?

You Can find TCP Payload Size in TCP Section

None 
Ans: 424
  1. What is the e-tag value?
None 
Ans: 9a01a-4696-7e354b00

Task 4 — Packet Navigation

  1. Search the "r4w" string in packet details. What is the name of artist 1?

Search String by Ctrl+F or by Edit>Find Packet

None 
Ans: r4w8173
  1. Go to packet 12 and read the comments. What is the answer?
None

Then Find MD5 Hash Value From the Image

Ans: 911cd574a42865a956ccde2d04495ebf
  1. There is a ".txt" file inside the capture file. Find the file and read it; what is the alien's name?

Search for .txt using Ctrl+f

None None None 
Ans: Packetmaster

Task 5

  1. Go to packet number 4. Right-click on the "Hypertext Transfer Protocol" and apply it as a filter. Now, look at the filter pane. What is the filter query?
Ans: Http
  1. What is the number of displayed packets?
None 
Ans: 1089
  1. Go to packet number 33790 and follow the stream. What is the total number of artists?
None 
Ans: 3
  1. What is the name of the second artist?
None None 
Ans: Blad3

Thank You For Reading!!!

Happy Hacking!!!