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Sysadmin Cards vs Wireshark Cards

Compare these two topics side by side to decide which to study first — or tackle both!

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Sysadmin Cards

Technology

542

Cards

~271m

Study time

Advanced

Difficulty

Sample questions

  • What is the purpose of the <code>~/.ssh/config</code> file?
  • What are the recommended permissions for the <code>~/.ssh/authorized_keys</code>...
  • What is a DNS <b>CNAME</b> record?
  • What is a DNS <b>MX</b> record?
  • What is the difference between <code>rsyslog</code> and <code>journald</code>?
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Wireshark Cards

Technology

728

Cards

~364m

Study time

Advanced

Difficulty

Sample questions

  • What is Wireshark?
  • What is the difference between a Capture Filter and a Display Filter?
  • What is the syntax to filter for IP address 192.168.1.1 in a display filter?
  • How do you filter for HTTP traffic?
  • What does "Promiscuous Mode" do?
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🤔 Which should you study first?

Both topics are in the Technology category, so they complement each other well. We suggest starting with the smaller deck to build momentum:

Sysadmin Cards

542 cards · ~271 min · Advanced

⭐ Quicker to complete

Wireshark Cards

728 cards · ~364 min · Advanced

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