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TCP\IP Packet Signature - how to identify such data packets?
I know of a program that can "carve" (look for) TCP IP Packets from raw binary data. The results it presents are the source and destination MAC addresses, the source and destination IP addresses and a ...
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Are Segments, Packets and Frames the same size if we ignore headers?
I've looked for some explanation about the differences between Segments, Packets and Frames, and from what I read:
Segment is the original data + Transport Layer header.
Packet is a Segment + ...
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What's the difference between a TCP segment and a TCP packet?
Is a TCP segment not part of a TCP packet?
Here's what I've read:
A segment is a piece of application data chopped into a transportable size by TCP and wrapped with a TCP header
Isn't the TCP ...
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What are ping packets made of?
What exactly are in the packets that are sent via the ping command?
I was reading a Wikipedia article about magic numbers and saw this:
DHCP packets use a "magic cookie" value of '63 82 53 63' ...
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How to enable “packet forwarding” in Mac OS x
How is it possible to enable packet forwarding in Mac OS X?
Google gives me tons of hints for Windows and Linux but not for OS X.
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Linux Kernel Packet Forwarding Performance
I've been using a Linux box as a router for some time now. Nothing too fancy, just enabling forwarding in the kernel, turning on masquerading, and setting up iptables to poke a few holes in the ...
