Microsoft Azure | Wireshark | Windows Server | Ubuntu Linux

• Provisioned and configured Windows 10 and Ubuntu VMs in Azure using a shared Virtual Network and Subnet within a custom Resource Group.

• Enabled secure remote access and conducted inter-VM communication testing using ICMP, verifying connectivity via internal IPs.

• Installed and used Wireshark to capture and analyze real-time network traffic (ICMP, SSH, DHCP, DNS, RDP) for diagnostic and security purposes.

• Implemented and tested Network Security Group (NSG) rules to control inbound ICMP traffic, observing impact on connectivity and packet flow.

• Performed SSH from Windows to Linux VM, tracked encryption traffic, and demonstrated understanding of secure shell protocol behavior.

• Conducted IP renewal (DHCP) and domain resolution (DNS) tests to capture protocol-specific interactions and validate VM network configuration.

• Demonstrated proficiency in cloud infrastructure setup, firewall configuration, and packet-level network traffic analysis.