Practical Packet Analysis -- Reviews

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"Perfect for the beginner to intermediate. I enjoyed it."
—Daemon News (Read More)

"Practical Packet Analysis is an essential book if you are responsible for network administration on any level. Sanders provides something for both the student and the guru alike. The book covers both Linux and Windows and recognizes the heterogeneous nature of networking. Chris Sanders deserves kudos for writing a book that is both a textbook and a reference for network managers."
—Linux Pro Magazine (Read More)

Practical Packet Analysis "is easy to read, easy to follow and the graphics are very readable. The scenarios are very detailed and reality based. All in all, if you need to get the basics of packet analysis down pat, this is a very good place to start."
—State of Security.com(Read More)

"If you're interesting in dipping your toes into packet analysis and putting yourself in a position where you can learn a bunch and keep on learning on your own once you've built up your foundation, then [Practical Packet Analysis] is a great book for you."
—ArsGeek.com (Read More)

"Knowing what information is traveling across your network is what keeps you out of trouble. Are there unknown hosts chatting away with each other? Is my machine talking to strangers? You need a packet sniffer to really find the answers to these questions. Wireshark is one of the best tools to do this job and [Practical Packet Analysis] is one of the best ways to learn about that tool. Chris Sanders, the author of this handy book, brings you the information cleanly and clearly. His style is to show you—to walk you through exactly what to do. This method works well and the book is quite readable."
—Free Software Magazine(Read More)

Practical Packet Analysis "covers the basics in everyday language that a relatively competent IT person (who's not a network geek) can understand....For those who dabble a bit in packet analysis as part of their job, this book will take you past the bare essentials to a more complete understanding of just what you can do. And for newbies like me, it opens a whole new world that was somewhat incomprehensible before..."
—Duffbert's Random Musings (Read More)

Practical Packet Analysis "does a great job of giving readers what they need to know to do packet analysis and then jumps right in with vivid real life examples of what reader can do with WireShark."
—LinuxSecurity (Read More)

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