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Internet Core Protocols: The Definitive Guide
If you've ever been responsible for a network, you know that
sinkingfeeling: your pager has gone off at 2 a.m., the
network is broken, and you can't figure out why by using a
dial-in connection from home. You drive into the office, dig
out your protocol analyzer, and spend the next four
hours trying to put things back together
before the staff
shows up for work.
When this happens, you often find yourself looking at the
low-level guts of the Internet protocols: you're deciphering
individual packets, trying to figure out what is (or isn't)
happening. Until now, the only real guide to the protocols
has been the Internet RFCs--and they're hardly
what you want to be reading late at night when your network
is down. There hasn't been a good book on the fundamentals
of IP networking aimed at network administrators--until now.
Internet Core Protocols: The Definitive Guide contains all
the information you need for low-level network debugging. It
provides thorough coverage of the fundamental protocols in
the TCP/IP suite: IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP (in its many
variations), and IGMP. (The companion volume, Internet
Application Protocols: The Definitive Guide,
provides detailed information about the commonly used
application protocols, including HTTP, FTP, DNS, POP3, and
many others). It includes many packet captures, showing you
what to look for and how to interpret all the fields. It has
been brought up to date with the latest developments in
real-world IP networking.
The CD-ROM included with the book contains Shomiti's
"Surveyor Lite," a packet analyzer that runs on Win32
systems, plus the original RFCs, should you need them for
reference. Together, this package includes everything you
need to troubleshoot your network--except coffee.
CONTENTS:
Foreword
Preface
1. An Introduction to TCP/IP
A Brief History of the Internet
TCP/IP's Architecture
TCP/IP Protocols and Services In-Depth
How Application Protocols Communicate Over IP
2. The Internet Protocol
The IP Standard
The IP Header
IP in Action
Troubleshooting IP
3. The Address Resolution Protocol
The ARP Standard
The ARP Packet
ARP in Action
Debugging ARP Problems
4. Multicasting and the Internet Group Management Protocol
The IP Multicasting and IGMP Specifications
IGMP Messages
Multicasting and IGMP in Action
Troubleshooting Multicasts and IGMP
5. The Internet Control Message Protocol
The ICMP Specification
ICMP Messages
ICMP in Action
Troubleshooting ICMP
6. The User Datagram Protocol
The UDP Standard
The UDP Header
Troubleshooting UDP
7. The Transmission Control Protocol
The TCP Standard
The TCP Header
TCP in Action
Troubleshooting TCP
A. The Internet Standardization Process
B. IP Addressing Fundamentals
C. Using the CD-ROM
Bibliography
Index
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