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TCP Algorithms

In this post, I want to document the fundamental algorithms built into TCP. Keep in mind that these have changed over time in an attempt to make TCP more effective with faster and larger capacity connections of todays Internet. See our post on TCP “versions” here. TCP uses several key algorithms to manage connection setup/teardown, […]

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Wireshark TCP Analysis Flags Cheat Sheet

Below is a great TCP Analysis Flags Cheat Sheet for Wireshark. These are essentially Display Filters. They are all included in our TCP troubleshooting profile you can find here. Analysis Flags/Display filter Trigger Impact/Meaning/Notes tcp.analysis.ack_lost_segment A segment that is not in the trace has been acknowledged Indicates that not all packets have been recorded or a route has been flapped tcp.analysis.duplicate_ack The receiver

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Zero-to-Hero – Wireshark TCP Conversation Completeness

Introduced in version 3.6 and later is a new Wireshark expert analysis process called TCP Completeness. At first this was quite confusing, but once you get to know what is going on, you come to understand that you can use this new feature to find certain types of TCP issues. We included this is our

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CSI-HO-038 – Hands On Advanced Ethernet and Netmask

  CellStream, Inc. – Telecom Consulting and Training! 4-Day Instructor Led Hands On Lab Class Available in either Web Based delivery or On-Site Delivery Minimum 10 students – Maximum 16 students Course Description: This is an advanced L2 Ethernet and Netmask course that leverages Wireshark and packet capture to not only visualize but to learn

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CSI-HO-020-J – Wireshark TCP Analysis in a Day – 1 Day

CellStream, Inc. – Telecom Consulting and Training!  1-Day Instructor Led Hands On Lab Class Available in either Web Based delivery or On-Site Delivery Minimum 8 students – Maximum 16 students What Students are saying about this class: “[The instructor] explains things in a way that any of us can understand.” “Seeing scenarios first hand. Knowing

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UDP and TCP Port Number Usage in ACL’s in Cisco IOS

As most of us know, a key to managing the Internet is knowledge of TCP and UDP port numbers. Cisco IOS uses Access Control Lists for many purposes, but in this tip, we will focus on TCP and UDP port numbers. Port numbers are unique, well-known, registered or ephemeral numbers used by TCP (Transmission Control

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A Wireshark TCP Troubleshooting Configuration Profile

  Most network engineers and technicians are quickly discovering that with “everything over IP” we are required to understand exactly what this means.  For a lot of the standard, traditional data communications between clients and servers this means transport over TCP.   Furthermore, it requires the ability to troubleshoot TCP.  To troubleshoot TCP you have

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CSI-HO-020-B – Explore Packet Analysis with Wireshark – Data Center Edition – 2 Day

   CellStream, Inc. – Telecom Consulting and Training!             2-Day Instructor Led Hands On Lab Class Available in either Web Based delivery or On-Site Delivery Minimum 10 students – Maximum 20 students What Students are Saying about This Class: “Andrew is a great instructor. I thoroughly enjoyed the Wireshark for Data

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CSI-HO-006 – Hands-On Advanced IP Networks/Protocols

   CellStream, Inc. – Telecom Consulting and Training!             2.5-Day Instructor Led Hands On Lab Class Available in either Web Based delivery or On-Site Delivery Minimum 10 students – Maximum 16 students Course Description: Advanced understanding of the TCP/IP protocol suite, and Internet Protocol network operation/behavior skills are vital to IP network

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