Re: Packet analysis and protocol analysis

From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (bugtraq_at_planetcobalt.net)
Date: 07/27/05

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    On 2005-07-26 Ramki B wrote:
    > I am trying to understand network packet analysis and exprimenting
    > with Etherreal. I have a captured file and i do not to understand the
    > output , is there any references in can look into for packet analysis
    > and protocol analysis?

    Assuming you're talking about TCP/IP:

    http://www.kohala.com/start/tcpipiv1.html
    http://www.kohala.com/start/tcpipiv2.html
    http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tcp3/

    Packet analysis without understanding of the protocols is futile.

    Regards
    Ansgar Wiechers 

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