Matthews book computer networks internet protocols in action uses the novel idea of teaching networking by providing packet traces for many different networking situations including smtp bgp. Computer networking internet protocols in action jeanna matthews isbn 978 0 471 66186 3 jan 2005 288 pages quantity select type paperback in stock paperback 8295 in stock 8295 add to cart description this revolutionary text and its accompanying cd replace a whole lab full of computer equipment they give computer science students realistic hands on experience working with . Computer networking internet protocols in action provides packet traces of real network activity on cd readers open the trace files using ethereal an open source network protocol analyzer and follow the text to perform the exercises gaining a thorough understanding of the material by seeing it in action features practicality readers are able to learn by doing without having to use . Computer networking internet protocols in action provides packet traces of real network activity on cd readers open the trace files using ethereal an open source network protocol analyzer and follow the text to perform the exercises gaining a thorough understanding of the material by seeing it in action. Chapter 44 border gateway protocol introduction in exercise 43 we explored dynamic routing protocols we saw that in distance vector routing protocols news of available paths spreads through the selection from computer networking internet protocols in action book