[Haifux] [HAIFUX lecture] How Ethernet works - Nir Abulaffo

[Orr Dunkelman]

Next Monday, 24th of March, at 18:30 the Haifa Linux Club, will gather to
Nir Abulaffo's lecture about

                How Ethernet works

Abstract

    * What is an ip packet ? and what is not (e.g. ARP).
    * Difference between tcp and udp. What is icmp,igmp.
    * Terms like MTU,TTL.
    * Examples of many different problems with actual examples from
    * a working environment such as a university campus. What happens
if MTU is wrong.
    * How does traceroute work.
    * What is a SYN attack.
    * What is the difference between a switch and a router.
    * What is the routing table in a computer, (a host) and what is
the routing table in a router. and a few words about routing
protocols.

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We meet in Taub building, room 6. For instructions see:
http://www.haifux.org/where.html

Attendance is free, and you are all invited!

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Future Lectures:

Advanced Linux Kernel Networking - third lecture 	Rami Rosen  	7/4/2008

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might be interested in, please contact us at webmaster at haifux.org

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