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  Packet Peek: My First Dive into Wireshark By Hansani Dhanushika | From Zero to Secure: Learning to Defend One Byte at a Time 🔍 What is Wireshark? When I first heard the term packet sniffer , I imagined a dog sniffing data trails. Not too far off! Wireshark is one of the most powerful (and free!) tools used to capture and analyze network traffic in real-time. It shows you what's really happening under the hood when your device talks to the internet. 🧠 Why I Wanted to Learn Wireshark As a cybersecurity newbie, I kept coming across phrases like: “analyze packet flow” “detect suspicious traffic” “understand protocols like TCP/IP” That’s when I realized Wireshark isn’t just for experts — it’s for anyone who wants to actually see what’s happening inside a network. 🧰 How I Got Started Here’s how I got Wireshark up and running (Windows user here 👩‍💻): Downloaded it from wireshark.org Installed with Npcap (important for packet capturing) Opened the app and sele...