Wireshark · Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Newbie calling, wanted a book of what's going on

[Gene Yoo <gyoo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Anstis wrote:
> Is there a book, perhaps in dictionary form,
> that comes close to providing answers for the 
> multitude of different captured packets that I see 
> ( in this case, a campus network )? I would rather
> use this shotgun approach than researching each
> protocol separately book-by-book.
> I'm clearly surprised by the variety of packets,
> and am doing this merely out of ( keen )interest.
> Humble desktop technician
> Matt
>
>
> that provides explanations of most of what I see?
> I have used ethereal on a campus network and I 
> only recognise the basic communications. I don't need an in-depth
> analysis ( although fine ) but I was unpleasantly surprised by what
> little I .
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TCP/IP Illustrated by Richard Stevens is a good book to start...  ** gene