Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems, 2nd Edition

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook; 2nd edition (July 22, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593272669
• ISBN-13: 978-1593272661

eBook Description:

Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems, 2nd Edition

• Use packet analysis to identify and resolve common network problems like loss of connectivity, DNS issues, sluggish speeds, and malware infections
• Build customized capture and display filters
• Monitor your network in real-time and tap live network communications
• Graph traffic patterns to visualize the data flowing across your network
• Use advanced Wireshark features to understand confusing captures
• Build statistics and reports to help you better explain technical network information to non-techies

With an expanded discussion of network protocols and 45 completely new scenarios, this extensively revised second edition of the best-selling Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems, 2nd Edition will teach you how to make sense of your PCAP data. You’ll find new sections on troubleshooting slow networks and packet analysis for security to help you better understand how modern exploits and malware behave at the packet level. Add to this a thorough introduction to the TCP/IP network stack and you’re on your way to packet analysis proficiency.

Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems, 2nd Edition is a must for any network technician, administrator, or engineer. Stop guessing and start troubleshooting the problems on your network.

This significantly revised and expanded second edition of Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems, 2nd Edition shows you how to use Wireshark to capture raw network traffic, filter and analyze packets, and diagnose common network problems.

It’s easy to capture packets with Wireshark, the world’s most popular network sniffer, whether off the wire or from the air. But how do you use those packets to understand what’s happening on your network?

About the Author

Chris Sanders

Chris Sanders is a computer security consultant, author, and researcher. A SANS Mentor who holds several industry certifications, including CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, and GREM, he writes regularly for WindowSecurity.com and his blog, ChrisSanders.org. Sanders uses Wireshark daily for packet analysis. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina, where he works as a government defense contractor.

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