Polyteknisk Boghandel

This book's innovative approach helps readers at all levels to truly understand how TCP/IP really works. Rather than just describing what the RFCs say the protocol suite should do, TCP/IP Illustrated uses a popular diagnostic tool so you can actually watch the protocols in action. By forcing certain conditions to occur (connection establishment, timeout and retransmission, fragmentation, etc.) and watching the results, Rich Stevens provides insight into how the protocols work, and why certain design decisions were made. Written in his well-known style with lots of examples, Stevens shows how current, popular TCP/IP implementations operate (SunOS 4.1.3, Solaris 2.2, System V Release 4, BSD/386, AIX 3.2.2, and 4.4 BSD), and relates these real-world implementations to the RFC standards.

1. Introduction
Introduction
Layering. TCP/IP Layering. Internet Addresses. The Domain Name System. Encapsulation. Demultiplexing. Client-Server Model. Port Numbers. Standardization Process. RFCs. Standard, Simple Services. The Internet. Implementations. Application Programming Interfaces. Test Network. Summary.
2. Link Layer. Introduction
Ethernet and IEEE 802 Encapsulation. Trailer Encapsulation. SLIP: Serial Line IP. Compressed SLIP. PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol. Loopback Interface. MTU. Path MTU. Serial Line Throughput Calculations. Summary.
3. IP: Internet Protocol. Introduction
IP Header. IP Routing. Subnet Addressing. Subnet Mask. Special Case IP Addresses. A Subnet Example. ifconfig Command. netstat Command. IP Futures. Summary.
4. ARP: Address Resolution Protocol. Introduction
An Example. ARP Cache. ARP Packet Format. ARP Examples. Proxy ARP. Gratuitous ARP. arp Command. Summary.
5. RARP: Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. Introduction
RARP Packet Format. RARP Examples. RARP Server Design. Summary.
6. ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol. Introduction
ICMP Message Types. ICMP Address Mask Request and Reply. ICMP Timestamp Request and Reply. ICMP Port Unreachable Error.
4. 4BSD Processing of ICMP Messages. Summary.
7. Ping Program. Introduction
Ping Program. IP Record Route Option. IP Timestamp Option. Summary.
8. Traceroute Program. Introduction
Traceroute Program Operation. LAN Output. WAN Output. IP Source Routing Option. Summary.
9. IP Routing. Introduction
Routing Principles. ICMP Host and Network Unreachable Errors. To Forward or Not to Forward. ICMP Redirect Errors. ICMP Router Discovery Messages. Summary.
10. Dynamic Routing Protocols. Introduction
Dynamic Routing. Unix Routing Daemons. RIP: Routing Information Protocol. RIP Version
2. OSPF: Open Shortest Path First. BGP: Border Gateway Protocol. CIDR: Classless Interdomain Routing. Summary.
11. UDP: User Datagram Protocol. Introduction
UDP Header. UDP Checksum. A Simple Example. IP Fragmentation. ICMP Unreachable Error (Fragmentation Required). Determining the Path MTU Using Traceroute. Path MTU Discovery with UDP. Interaction Between UDP and ARP. Maximum UDP Datagram Size. ICMP Source Quench Error. UDP Server Design. Summary.
12. Broadcasting and Multicasting. Introduction
Broadcasting. Broadcasting Examples. Multicasting. Summary.
13. IGMP: Internet Group Management Pr