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Author: Scott Haugdahl
ISBN: 0201433192
Target Audience: This book is aimed at those
responsible for maintaining the efficiency and integrity of their network
infrastructure on a day-to-day basis. This includes: Network Engineersa
nd Technical Managers
General
Topic: Network Analysis and Troubleshooting
Technical
Topics: Network Analysis and Troubleshooting begins with a
look at the layered methodology to network analysis and why a protocol
analyzer is the tool of choice for solving complex problems.
Chapter
1 Network Analysis and Troubleshooting begins with a look at the
layered methodology to network analysis and why a protocol analyzer is the
tool of choice for solving complex problems.
Chapter
2 looks at issues specific to the physical layer, including cabling
types, Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR), and transmission encoding techniques.
Chapter
3 focuses on the data link layer. Topics covered include details on
the IEEE 48-bit address format, the impact of different types of broadcast
traffic, the role of the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC), operational details
and analysis consideration for layer 2 switches, Ethernet and Token Ring
operation and troubleshooting, and an in-depth look at the IEEE 802.2
Logical Link Control (LLC) protocol.
Chapter
4 concentrates on the network layer, beginning with a discussion of
datagram concepts and router operation. The addressing schemes of various
protocols are discussed, including details on IP classes and subnetting.
IP specifics such as the role of the Internet Control Message Protocol
(ICMP) are analyzed. Other topics include IPX operation and analysis,
and local routing problems.
Chapter
5 analyzes the transport layer by examining the operation of the NetWare
Sequenced Packet Exchange (SPX), SPX II, User Datagram Protocol (UDP),
and the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). Specifically for TCP, the
concepts of block size, segment size, and sliding window are covered in
detail.
Chapter
6 covers the session layer, including how some session services are
actually embedded in other layers, how different protocols operate to
find resources via DNS, NetWare Services Advertising Protocol (SAP), or
NetBIOS. The three major NetBIOS implementations--NetBIOS over LLC (NetBEUI),
NetBIOS over IPX, and NetBIOS over TCP/IP--are covered.
Chapter
7 covers the presentation layer by examining presentation protocols
that are specific to certain protocol families and why there is no general-purpose
presentation protocol in widespread use today.
Chapter
8 examines the application layer, beginning with a discussion of networked
application characteristics, followed by a discussion of logon sequencing
for different protocol stacks. Then specific protocols are covered in
depth, including the Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP), NetWare Core
Protocol (NCP), Microsoft/IBM Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol, Sun
Network File System (NFS), and the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). As a
bonus, the NT Browse protocol (not to be confused with Internet browsing!)
is discussed.
Chapter
9 shows how to use your protocol analyzer to measure and baseline
throughput and latency, identify bottlenecks in your network, and determine
server and client response times.
Why
We Like It: Why? Simply because this book gets rave reviews
from Amazon buyers and because our own Vice President of Analysis Technology
wrote it!
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"Scott's
book is absolutely first-rate, written in a clear, friendly style
that keeps the reader's attention. Backing up the technical content,
the book offers plenty of history and answers to the "why?"
questions asked when learning network protocols."
"Impressive!
Mr. Haugdahl's explanation of the various OSI layers is killer enough."
"I've
read numerous texts on Analysis and Troubleshooting Networks and
this was the best."
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"If
you've read Richard Stevens, Eric Hall, etc., and you think you've
run out of resources for understanding network traffic, give Scott's
book a try. You'll be informed and pleasantly surprised!"
"Scott
Haugdahl's style of writing mixed with the depth of the material
covered, and his attention to detail, makes it one of the best texts
I've ever read (including other titles from Addison Wesley, McGraw
Hill, Cisco Press, M&T, O'Reilly, Prentice Hall, MTP, et al)."
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