Hands-On Networking with Internet Technologies

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 20
 1.2 The Spectrum Of Possible Lab Facilities......Page 30
 1.3 A Word About Simulation......Page 32
 1.4 Organization Of The Book......Page 33
Part I: A Single Computer......Page 34
  2.2 Support For Network Access......Page 36
  2.5 Summary......Page 37
  3.2 Using A Computer To Develop And Test Network Applications......Page 38
  3.3 Stress Testing Applications With An Emulated Internet......Page 39
  3.5 Summary......Page 42
  Experiment 3.1: Use telnet to contact a fortune server......Page 44
  Experiment 3.2: Use telnet to contact a web server......Page 46
  Experiment 3.3: Use telnet to send an email message......Page 48
  Experiment 3.4: Use the ping program......Page 50
  Experiment 3.5: Download and use a packet capture tool......Page 52
Part II: Network Programming On A Set Of Shared Workstations......Page 54
  4.2 Example Shared Lab Technologies......Page 56
  4.4 Using A Shared Lab In A Networking Course......Page 57
  4.6 Summary......Page 58
  5.1 Introduction......Page 60
  5.2 Obtaining Software For The API......Page 61
  5.3 Summary......Page 62
  Experiment 5.1: Compile, test, and extend example echo software......Page 64
  Experiment 5.2: Compile, test, and extend example chat software......Page 66
  Experiment 5.3: Build a simple file transfer service......Page 68
  6.2 Information About Sockets......Page 70
  6.4 Summary......Page 71
  Experiment 6.1: Compile, link, and run a socket program......Page 72
  Experiment 6.2: Write an echo client and server using sockets......Page 74
  Experiment 6.3: Build a web server using sockets......Page 76
  Experiment 6.4: Build a library for a network API......Page 78
  7.1 Introduction......Page 80
  7.2 Summary......Page 81
  Experiment 7.1: Build a concurrent server (threads)......Page 82
  Experiment 7.2: Build a concurrent file transfer server (processes)......Page 84
  Experiment 7.3: Build a multiservice server......Page 86
  8.3 Internet Emulation With A Gateway......Page 88
  8.4 Emulation Behavior......Page 89
  8.6 Gateway Registration Message......Page 90
  8.7 Packet Exchange......Page 91
  8.9 Gateway Semantics And Defaults......Page 93
  8.11 Summary......Page 94
  Experiment 8.1: Build an internet emulation gateway......Page 96
  Experiment 8.2: Design a clock synchronization protocol......Page 98
  Experiment 8.3: Design a reliable data transfer protocol......Page 100
  Experiment 8.4: Design a sliding window protocol......Page 102
  Experiment 8.5: Debug an application protocol......Page 104
  9.2 Difficulties And Rewards......Page 106
  9.3 Summary......Page 107
  Experiment 9.1: Build a client for the TIME protocol......Page 108
  Experiment 9.2: Build a DNS client......Page 110
  Experiment 9.3: Build a DHCP client......Page 112
Part III: Measurement And Packet Analysis On Augmented Workstations......Page 114
  10.2 Alternatives To An Isolated Network......Page 116
  10.4 Protecting The Production Network......Page 117
  10.6 Summary......Page 118
  11.2 Measuring Throughput......Page 120
  11.3 Summary......Page 121
  Experiment 11.1: Compile and test ttcp......Page 122
  Experiment 11.2: Measure 10 and 100 Mbps network throughput......Page 124
  Experiment 11.3: Compare throughput of a switch and a hub......Page 126
  12.2 Promiscuous Mode And Hubs......Page 128
  12.4 Summary......Page 129
  Experiment 12.1: Capture and decode Ethernet frames......Page 130
  Experiment 12.2: Decode an IP header......Page 132
  Experiment 12.3: Decode TCP segment headers......Page 134
  Experiment 12.4: Build a packet analyzer......Page 136
  13.3 Summary......Page 138
  Experiment 13.1: Capture and reassemble IP fragments......Page 140
  Experiment 13.2: Extract data from a TCP stream......Page 142
  Experiment 13.3: Observe concurrent TCP connections......Page 144
Part IV: Configuration Experiments In A Dedicated Intranet Lab......Page 146
  14.1 Dedicated Vs. Production Facilities......Page 148
  14.3 Example Equipment In A Dedicated Lab......Page 149
  14.4 Summary......Page 150
  15.2 Organization Of Chapters......Page 152
  15.3 Summary......Page 153
  Experiment 15.1: Configure IP addresses......Page 154
  Experiment 15.2: Assign fixed-length IP subnet addresses......Page 156
  Experiment 15.3: Assign IP addresses using CIDR......Page 160
  16.2 Web Technologies......Page 164
  16.3 Summary......Page 165
  Experiment 16.1: Configure an Apache web server......Page 166
  Experiment 16.2: Download and configure a Squid cache......Page 168
  Experiment 16.3: Configure and test a web load balancer......Page 170
  17.2 Indirect Vs. Direct Observation......Page 172
  17.3 Summary......Page 173
  Experiment 17.1: Use netstat to examine a routing table......Page 174
  Experiment 17.2: Use SNMP to probe a routing table......Page 176
  Experiment 17.3: Configure and run RIP software......Page 178
  Experiment 17.4: Configure and run OSPF software......Page 182
  18.3 Summary......Page 186
  Experiment 18.1: Configure a DNS server......Page 188
  Experiment 18.2: Install and configure a NAT box......Page 190
  Experiment 18.3: Install and configure a VPN......Page 194
Part V: Protocol Stack Implementation In A Special-Purpose Lab......Page 196
  19.2 The Need For Two Computers......Page 198
  19.4 Functional Requirements......Page 199
  19.5 An Example Architecture......Page 200
  19.6 Operation Of The Author’s Lab......Page 202
  19.8 Organization Of The Lab Software......Page 204
  19.9 Reset Controller Hardware......Page 206
  19.10 Scaling The Architecture......Page 207
  19.11 Virtual Lab......Page 209
  19.13 Summary......Page 210
  20.2 The Value Of Building A Stack......Page 212
  20.3 Summary......Page 213
  Experiment 20.1: Interface with a network device driver......Page 214
  Experiment 20.2: Build an IP forwarding mechanism......Page 216
  Experiment 20.3: Implement an IP router......Page 218
Part VI: System Design In A Network System Engineering Lab......Page 220
  21.1 Network Processors......Page 222
  21.3 Hardware For An Example Lab......Page 223
  21.4 A Network Processor Testbed......Page 224
  21.6 Relationship To Previous Lab Architectures......Page 225
  21.7 Summary......Page 226
  22.2 Summary......Page 228
  Experiment 22.1: Configure your account......Page 230
  Experiment 22.2: Compile and download code to a network processor......Page 232
  Experiment 22.3: Build a packet analyzer on a network processor......Page 234
  Experiment 22.4: Build an Ethernet bridge......Page 238
  Experiment 22.5: Build an IP fragmenter......Page 240
  Experiment 22.6: Build a traffic classifier......Page 242
  Experiment 22.7: Create a minimal microACE......Page 244
  Experiment 22.8: Create a classifier microblock......Page 246
  Experiment 22.9: Build microengine frame forwarding code......Page 248
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