Kindle Version Released!

Kindle! Kindle! Kindle!

I've received lots of emails/queries lately asking if the Wireshark Study Guide and Exam Prep Guide will be available in Kindle formats.

Well, the answer is no and yes and maybe.

Yes - the Wireshark Certification Official Exam Prep Guide is now available on the Kindle (click to view Amazon page) - don't forget to download the Answer Sheets (PDF) over at www.wiresharkbook.com/epg as well. We had to get this book into eBook format as the enclosed CD was really limiting international distribution capabilities. All the practice exam questions on the CD are in the Kindle version of the book so you're not losing anything except the quiz engine to practice with.

No - the Study Guide (800-pager) is not available in Kindle format... yet. After reviewing a slew of technical books in Kindle format it has become abundantly clear that some books just look like garbage on the Kindle. The formatting is limited enough to make some images unreadable and tables a complete nightmare. Ok, ok... some limitations are mostly evident on the itty bitty Kindle (can we call it a Kindlette?). We purchased the big Kindle for the office to play around a bit more with the formatting and I ordered an iPad (just for research purposes, of course) - so this leads me to...

Maybe - If we can survive the Kindle conversion nightmare that we've been living in for the past two weeks and tackle the hundreds of pages of reformatting required, then perhaps the Study Guide will make it to an eBook format. A simple look at the Mastering Windows Server 2008 Kindle edition by Mark Minasi really turned me off the idea of putting the Study Guide on the Kindle. It should be sold with a magnifying glass! Even if you enlarge the font, the graphic image is unreadable - granted, this was viewed on my Kindlette.

Thanks to all of you who have offered ideas and assistance on getting the Exam Prep Guide through Amazon's formatting and the MobiCreator product. If you have additional ideas or feedback, send them into us at info@chappellseminars.com.

Remember to check out the Wireshark Certified Network Analyst program at www.wiresharktraining.com/certification!

Enjoy!

Laura

Official Exam Prep Guide Hits Amazon!

Visit www.wiresharkbook.com/epg to see sample pages.
Visit the Amazon Marketplace page to purchase.
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It's been a busy time teaching webinars covering the Wireshark Certified Network
Analyst Exam and then the Exam Prep Guide being released (earlier than
expected) on Amazon.

Watch the recorded Wireshark Certified Network Analyst video at
www.wiresharktraining.com/certification.

The new Exam Prep Guide is designed to help you evaluate your readiness to
take the Wireshark Certified Network Analyst (WCNA) Exam.

Thanks to all of our reviewers and good luck to all of you who have registered to
take the Exam at www.webassessor.com/pai!

Laura Chappell
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More information and to download the Exam Information Pack, visit
www.wiresharktraining.com/certification.

Wireshark Certification Exam is Released!

Download the Exam Information Pack
Download the Step-by-Step Registration Information Pack.

Register - Free webinar: Become a Wireshark Certified Network Analyst
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I am thrilled to announce that the Wireshark Certified Network Analyst Exam is
NOW AVAILABLE ! The Exam is available globally in a proctored format through
Kryterion. Currently the Exam is only available in English.

The Wireshark Certification Exam was designed to confirm
individual competencies in using Wireshark to locate the
cause of network problems (poor performance or security-
related) and confirm your knowledge of TCP/IP network
communications in general.

The Exam is based on the thirty-three areas of study defined in the Exam Focus
and Content section of this document. The four primary areas covered in this
Exam are:

• Wireshark Functionality
  
• TCP/IP Network Communications
  
• Network Troubleshooting
  
• Network Security
  

To earn the Wireshark Certified Network Analyst status, you must pass a single
exam—the WCNA-100x Exam (version 100.1 is the current version).

Register for the Exam
The Wireshark Certified Network Analyst Exam is available at hundreds of testing
centers around the world. You can take your Exam at a KRYTERION High-stake
Online Secure Testing (HOST) location near you. To locate a local testing center,
visit www.kryteriononline.com/host_locations.

The Wireshark Certified Network Analyst Exam is a closed-book Exam consisting
of 100 questions. The Exam time limit is 2 hours (120 minutes). Exam questions
are in true/false or multiple choice format (there is only one correct answer for
each multiple choice question). Many of the questions include a Wireshark
screen image.

Exam Pricing
The Wireshark Certified Network Analyst Exam cost is USD 299. The Wireshark
Certified Network Analyst Exam Practice Exam (online) cost is USD 29.

Pass/Fail Grading
The Wireshark Certified Network Analyst Exam is graded on a pass/fail basis.
Passing scores are set by using statistical analysis. At the completion of the
Exam, Candidates receive a score report along with a score breakout by Exam
section.

How to Register for Your Exam
Register for the proctored Wireshark Certified Network Analyst Exam online at
www.webassessor.com/pai.

Step-by-step Exam Registration instructions and complete Exam Preparation
recommendations are available at www.wiresharktraining.com/certification.

The Official Exam Prep Guide will be on Amazon around August 23rd - learn more
at www.wiresharkbook.com/epg.

Thanks to all of you who have been so patient as we rewrote, redesigned and
redeveloped the Exam. We are excited to see Wireshark become more popular
each month and hope the Wireshark Certified Network Analyst designation
becomes a de facto certification for all IT professionals.

Laura Chappell
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More information and to download the Exam Information Pack, visit
www.wiresharktraining.com/certification.

Wireshark Exam Prep Guide in Final Editing!

Update: The book has gone to the printers. We expect it to be available on
Amazon around August 23rd. For more information, visit
www.wiresharkbook.com.

Yes - this blog has been quiet for a bit - I've been putting in an unreal amount of
time prepping the Wireshark Certified Network Analyst Exam and the new
Wireshark Certified Network Analyst Official Exam Prep Guide (shown above).

After writing the Wireshark Network Analysis: Official Wireshark Certified Network
Analyst Study Guide, we had talked about building a prep guide to provide a feel
for the questions on the Exam.

The result is a 202-page Exam Prep Guide that covers over 300 questions in the
book and over 300 questions in both timed and untimed exam format on the
accompanying CD.

The Exam is about ready to release - both the Exam and Exam Prep Guide
should be announced on the same day (get ready). Measure and validate your
analysis skills using the Exam Prep Guide and taking the Wireshark Certified
Network Analyst Exam!

More information on the Exam release and requirements will be coming up over
at www.wiresharktraining.com/certification.

For more information on the Wireshark Certified Network
Analyst Official Exam Prep Guide, visit
www.wiresharkbook.com/epg.

Are you ready? Check out the Exam Prep questions below:

Note: If Amazon.com doesn't have the Wireshark Network Analysis book in stock,
check out our Amazon Marketplace page.

The MAC name resolution process resolves the first 3 bytes of the
MAC address to the OUI value contained in Wireshark’s manuf file.

__ True
__ False

The first two packets of a single TCP handshake process can be
used to determine the long term average round trip latency time
between hosts.

__ True
__ False


The display filter tcp.analysis.flags shows all packets that
have the TCP Reset bit set to 1.

__ True
__ False


ICMP Destination Unreachable messages sent in response to an
FTP connection attempt indicate the FTP port is likely firewalled.

__ True
__ False


Which TCP setting must be enabled in order to use the
tcp.analysis.flags display filter?

__ A. Try Heuristic Subdissectors First
__ B. Analyze TCP Sequence Numbers
__ C. Allow Subdissector to Reassemble TCP Streams
__ D. Window Scaling and Relative Sequence Numbers


Which Calc value is best suited to graphing the IO rate using
tcp.len?
__ A. SUM(*)
__ B. MIN(*)
__ C. LOAD(*)
__ D. MAX(*)


Enjoy life... one bit at a time.

Laura

Answers: True (that's the purpose of the manuf file), False (you need more than
just a single SYN, SYN/ACK to figure out the long-term average RTT), False (this
filter shows packets marked as retransmissions, window zero, checksum errors,
etc. - not TCP reset packets), True (if the port were open, we'd see a SYN/ACK, if it
were closed we'd see a RST - an ICMP response indicates a likely firewall
fantastic Wireshark display filter), A (you want to count up all the TCP data - not
just know the minimum or maximum values for the time period - the LOAD(*) is
used for time values).