Programming the Network with Perl [Paperback]

After providing an introduction to the Perl programming language, this helpful guide teaches computer networking using Perl. Topics discussed include ethernet network analysis, programming standard Internet protocols, and exploring mobile agent programming.
* Each chapter provides a general discussion of the technologies under consideration, the support for programming the technologies as provided by Perl, and implementations of working examples
* Covers Mobile Agent Technology, which is set to become one of the next big things on the Internet
* Further information is supplied, including a listing of Web and print resources, programming exercises, and tips to expand the reader's understanding of the material1. Meet Perl
Perl's Default Behaviour
Using Variables in Perl
Controlling Flow
Boolean in Perl
Perl Operators
Subroutines
Perl I/O
Packages, Modules and Objects
More Perl
Where to From Here?
Print Resources
Web Resources
2. Snooping
Thank You, Tim Potter
Preparing to Snoop
Building Low-Level Snooping Tools
Snooping IP Datagrams
Transport Snoopers
The Network Debugger
Where to From Here?
Print Resources
Web Resources
3. Sockets
Clients and Servers
Transport Services
Introducing the Perl Socket API
Socket Support Subroutines
Simple UDP Clients and Servers
Genericity and Robustness
UDP is Unreliable
Sending and Receiving with UDP
Dealing with Deadlock
TCP Clients and Servers
A Common TCP Gotcha
More TCP Socket Communication
The Concurrent Syntax Checker
Object-Oriented Sockets
Where to From Here?
Print Resources
Web Resources
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