Virginia Tech

Department of Computer Science

CS4254 Computer Network Architecture and Programming

Spring 2006

 

Homework 1 Honors (Total 30 pts)

Due on Thursday March 16th, 2006

 

 

Write a report summarizing your experiences in using the tcpdump utility. Specifically, setup a client/server scenario and trace connection setup, data exchange, and connection termination between the client and the server. Your report should outline what type of statistics and observations could be computed or concluded by using tcpdump. In addition, actual results should be included in your report. Cite any references you consult.

 

Please provide an outline of how you intend to structure your report and design your experiments by Tuesday February 28th, 2006.