Book description
It's easy enough to install Wireshark and begin capturing packets off the wire--or from the air. But how do you interpret those packets once you've captured them? And how can those packets help you to better understand what's going on under the hood of your network? Practical Packet Analysis shows how to use Wireshark to capture and then analyze packets as you take an indepth look at real-world packet analysis and network troubleshooting. The way the pros do it.
Wireshark (derived from the Ethereal project), has become the world's most popular network sniffing application. But while Wireshark comes with documentation, there's not a whole lot of information to show you how to use it in real-world scenarios. Practical Packet Analysis shows you how to:
Use packet analysis to tackle common network problems, such as loss of connectivity, slow networks, malware infections, and more
Build customized capture and display filters
Tap into live network communication
Graph traffic patterns to visualize the data flowing across your network
Use advanced Wireshark features to understand confusing packets
Build statistics and reports to help you better explain technical network information to non-technical users
Because net-centric computing requires a deep understanding of network communication at the packet level, Practical Packet Analysis is a must have for any network technician, administrator, or engineer troubleshooting network problems of any kind.
Table of contents
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Practical Packet Analysis
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Introduction
- 1. PACKET ANALYSIS AND NETWORK BASICS
- 2. TAPPING INTO THE WIRE
- 3. INTRODUCTION TO WIRESHARK
- 4. WORKING WITH CAPTURED PACKETS
- 5. ADVANCED WIRESHARK FEATURES
- 6. COMMON PROTOCOLS
- 7. BASIC CASE SCENARIOS
- 8. FIGHTING A SLOW NETWORK
- 9. SECURITY-BASED ANALYSIS
- 10. SNIFFING INTO THIN AIR
- 11. FURTHER READING
- AFTERWORD
- About the Authors
- COLOPHON
Product information
- Title: Practical Packet Analysis
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2007
- Publisher(s): No Starch Press
- ISBN: 9781593271497
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