Final Thoughts

In this chapter, we’ve covered several basic scenarios where packet analysis allowed us to gain a better understanding of problematic communication. Using basic analysis of common protocols, we were able to track down and solve network problems in a timely manner. While you may not encounter exactly the same scenarios on your network, the analysis techniques presented here should prove useful to you as you analyze your own unique problems.

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