Appendix C. Using snoop with LDAP
This appendix discusses the snoop utility and how snoop can be used to debug the Solaris OE Secured LDAP Client.
In particular, this appendix introduces you to the snoop command set and how to get the information you want. This appendix provides common examples of using the LDAP APIs. Finally, snoop is used to analyze the LDAP packet.
Background
Many people think of the OSI seven-layer model. For TCP/IP, it is probably more useful to focus on four layers as described in TABLE C-1:
Table C-1. TCP/IP Protocol Suite Layers
OSI Layer | Description |
|---|---|
Application Layer (SMTP, TELNET, LDAP) | Application layer protocols such as TELNET and LDAP, use a transport layer (TCP) to send their protocol messages as streams of bytes from one ... |
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