Tryhackme – What is Networking?

In this walk through, we will be going through the What is Networking room from Tryhackme. In this room we will learn about the fundamentals of computer networking. So, let’s get started without any delay.

Task 1 – What is Networking?

Question 1 – What is the key term for devices that are connected together?

network

Task 2 – What is Internet?

Question 1 – Who invented the World Wide Web?

Tim Berners-Lee

Task 3 – Identifying Devices on a Network

Question 1 – What does the term “IP” stand for?

Internet Protocol

Question 2 – What is each section of an IP address called?

Octet

Question 3 – How many sections (in digits) does an IP address have?

4

Question 4 – What does the term “MAC” stand for?

Media Access Control

Question 5 – Deploy the interactive lab using the “View Site” button and spoof your MAC address to access the site.  What is the flag?

• Changing Bob MAC to Alice – 00:12:32:2F:33:39

THM{YOU_GOT_ON_TRYHACKME}

Task 4 – Ping (ICMP)

Question 1 – What protocol does ping use?

ICMP

Question 2 – What is the syntax to ping 10.10.10.10?

ping 10.10.10.10

Question 3 – What flag do you get when you ping 8.8.8.8?

THM{I_PINGED_THE_SERVER}

Task 5 – Continue Your Learning: Intro to LAN

Also Read: Tryhackme – Web Application Security

So that was “What is Networking ?” for you. We have learned about the fundamentals of the computer networking. Then, to test our learned theory, we completed set of challenges and get the flags as a proof. On that note, i will take your leave and will see you in next one, Till then “Hack the Planet”.