TryHackMe: Network Fundamentals — What is Networking a Walkthrough
This is a step-by-step walkthrough of the TryHackMe room Network Fundamentals: What is Neworking.
Task 1: What is Networking?
Question 1: “What is the key term for devices that are connected together?”
Per THM “Networks are simply things connected.”
Task 2: What is the Internet?
Question 2: “Who invented the World Wide Web?”
Per THM: Tim Berners-Lee
Task 3: Identifying Devices on a Network
Question 3: “What does the term IP stand for?”
Per THM: Internet Protocol
Question 4: “What is each section of an IP address called?”
Question 5: “How many sections (in digits) does an IP address have?
Per THM: An IP address is a set of numbers that are divided into four octets.
Question 6: “What does the term ‘MAC’ stand for?”
Per THM: “Media Access Control”
Question 7: “Deploy the interactive lab using the “view Site” button and spoof your MAC address to access the site. What is the flag?”
Per the instructions, you will need to click on the “View Site” button:
This window will pop up in the browser:
Copy Alice’s MAC Address and copy it into Bob’s MAC Address. Scroll down and click on “Request Site”.
Wait a few seconds and the flag will be revealed!
Copy and paste the flag into the question field:
Task 4: Ping (ICMP)
Question 8: “What protocol does ping use?”
Per THM: “Ping uses ICMP”
Question 9: “What is the syntax to ping 10.10.10.10?”
Answer: ping 10.10.10.10
Question 10: “What flag do you get when you ping 8.8.8.8?”
For this one, you will need to click on “View Site”.
This box will open in your browser:
Enter 8.8.8.8 into the “IP Address” box, click “Send Ping Request”.
The terminal will ping that network and reveal the flag:
Copy and paste the flag in the answer field:
Task 5: Continue Your Learning: Intro to LAN
Simply click “Question Done”, then click on the hyperlink:
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