12/19/2023 0 Comments Practical packet analysisEven if Jeremy got paid for this I'm sure he's very selective about what he reviews instead of just raking in cash and reviewing any- and everything so this blog gets filled with crap. it didn't come across as a bad thing to me. One other neat bit of trivia: Chris has decided to donate all his royalties from sales of the book to the Rural Technology Fund, a non-profit dedicated to furthering IT education for students in rural areas. It's also nice to have the steps of various packet analysis scenarios clearly illustrated, not only to serve as a reference for specific scenarios but to embed the common underlying deductive process in the reader's mind.Ĭhapter Six, Common Lower-Layer Protocols has been made available for free by No Starch for your consideration. (Wireshark is the featured analysis application throughout the book, though the author does list supplementary tools in an appendix.) The rest of the book deals with the science of packet analysis itself and provides numerous true-to-life examples complete with corresponding packet captures (downloadable from No Starch) so readers can play along on their own.Īnyone who has been using Wireshark for years is unlikely to find anything surprising in this book, but it does provide an excellent jump-start for novices, especially those who aren't too familiar with Wireshark. The author assumes no knowledge of packet analysis from page one, and explains some fundamentals of network operation, tapping into a live network, and exploring the Wireshark GUI. The book lives up to its title, with an emphasis on practical packet analysis. No Starch has a tradition of providing excellent real-world explanation of topics which often stray from the beaten path, so I was eager to read a book on packet analysis under their label. I recently received a review copy of the second edition of Practical Packet Analysis by Chris Sanders, a No Starch Press book.
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