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Book chapters
Analyze capture files and investigate some common protocols in Wireshark
July 26, 2007, 12:00am PDT
In this chapter download from Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems, learn how to use Wireshark to analyze capture files and to use those capture files to...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Looking to hack your cable modem? First build your own console cable in seven easy steps
October 4, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Go inside the device that makes Internet via cable possible and, along the way, discover the secrets of many popular cable modems, including products from Motorola, RCA, WebSTAR, D-Link. Start by...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Gain a clear understanding of how TCP operates
October 4, 2005, 12:00am PDT
If you're like a lot of IT pros, you may have a somewhat fuzzy idea of how TCP works. This sample chapter explains the fundamentals so that the details of TCP operation make sense. The TCP/IP...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Don't let Windows XP startup problems leave you dead in the water
June 2, 2006, 12:00am PDT
When everything works the way it should, we take Windows startup for granted. But if something fails, it's important to be able to diagnose the problem and effect a solution. This chapter from...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Learn the ins and outs of IPv6 addressing
July 13, 2005, 12:00am PDT
Get a detailed look at the issues associated with addressing under IPv6 in this advance chapter from The TCP/IP Guide. The TCP/IP Guide, scheduled for publication by No Starch Press in August...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Learn how to troubleshoot slowdowns and crashes on Cisco routers
July 19, 2005, 12:00am PDT
This chapter from Cisco Routers for the Desperate describes how to troubleshoot router problems that can compromise your network services. Day-to-day router problems can be boiled down into two...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Know thy hacker: Investigate what hackers do, how they do it, and how you can protect yourself
November 1, 2006, 12:00am PST
Follow an offbeat, non-technical investigation of what hackers do, how they do it, and how you can protect yourself in this sample chapter from Steal This Computer Book 4.0: What They Won't Tell...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Troubleshoot the Windows XP startup sequence
July 11, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Both casual users and experienced support technicians on occasion find themselves faced with unfamiliar and baffling Windows XP problems. It's Never Done That Before! A Guide to Troubleshooting...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Learn to build a high availability server pair using the Linux Heartbeat package
August 18, 2005, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter explains how the Heartbeat package enables you to build an inexpensive system that will fail over a resource from one server to another. No Starch Press recently released The...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Investigate network hacking from the inside out
November 29, 2006, 12:00am PST
Network hacks follow the same principle as programming hacks: first understand the rules of the system, then figure out how to exploit those rules to achieve a desired result. In this sample...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Use visualization software to analyze your network traffic and identify security vulnerabilities
July 26, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Security Data Visualization creates graphical windows into the world of computer security data, revealing fascinating and useful insights into networking, cryptography, and file structures. In...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Downloads
Recognizing covert methods of launching malware attacks
February 15, 2012, 12:00am PST
This chapter from Practical Malware Analysis offers a detailed look at various ways covert malware attacks are launched. Recognizing launching techniques is critical to finding malware on a live...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Use JavaScript variables and built-in functions to update your Web pages automatically
December 6, 2006, 12:00am PST
Focus on a simple script that automatically changes the date on your Web page in this sample chapter from The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition. Along the way, learn how JavaScript uses variables...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Learn how spam filtering works: Explore tokenization, the building blocks of spam
May 17, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Learn how spam filtering works and how language classification and machine learning combine to produce remarkably accurate spam filters in Ending Spam: Bayesian Content Filtering and the Art of...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Design an infrared remote control for Linux appliances
May 31, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Remotes have become our most natural means of controlling certain appliances, so much so that in the future, we can expect to see more appliances forfeiting the front control panel altogether in...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Hack the FreeBSD kernel with call hooking
June 15, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Though rootkits have a fairly negative image, they can be used for both good and evil. Designing BSD Rootkits: An Introduction to Kernel Hacking arms you with the knowledge you need to write...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Create professional-quality photographic and text effects for free with the GIMP
August 8, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The GIMP, an image editor whose power and ease of use rivals that of Adobe Photoshop, is one of the world's most popular free software applications. In this chapter download from The Artist's...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Detect and defend against network attacks with fwsnort
October 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
System administrators need to stay ahead of new security vulnerabilities that leave their networks exposed every day. A firewall and an intrusion detection systems (IDS) are two important weapons...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Master the grammar of NXT-G and build a ScanBot
October 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
LEGO and National Instruments designed the computer language NXT-G to explicitly run on a toy, but that doesn't mean it's "just a toy" or that it can't be used to write "real" programs. There is...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Animate a character in Blender
October 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Blender is a free, open-source, and cross-platform 3D creation suite that has proven to be a powerful alternative to commercially available 3D design software and is now one of the world's most...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Use the QtSql module to build Qt applications that work with various relational database management systems
July 26, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Nowadays, it's difficult to imagine many applications being able to function without relational databases to back them up. For this reason, Qt provides a range of classes in the QtSql module that...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Secure your e-mail with OpenPGP
July 26, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Governments, major manufacturers, and medical facilities around the world trust their secure communications to PGP (Pretty Good Privacy). While PGP works impressively when all is in order, it...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Book chapters
Learn semantic tagging techniques for Java developers
July 26, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Java developers who wish to participate in building the Semantic Web need to be familiar with official standards such as Resource Description Framework (RDF) in order to tag documents...
Provided by No Starch Press
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Downloads
Recognizing covert methods of launching malware attacks
February 15, 2012, 12:00am PST
This chapter from Practical Malware Analysis offers a detailed look at various ways covert malware attacks are launched. Recognizing launching techniques is critical to finding malware on a live...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Animate a character in Blender
October 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Blender is a free, open-source, and cross-platform 3D creation suite that has proven to be a powerful alternative to commercially available 3D design software and is now one of the world's most...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Master the grammar of NXT-G and build a ScanBot
October 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
LEGO and National Instruments designed the computer language NXT-G to explicitly run on a toy, but that doesn't mean it's "just a toy" or that it can't be used to write "real" programs. There is...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Detect and defend against network attacks with fwsnort
October 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
System administrators need to stay ahead of new security vulnerabilities that leave their networks exposed every day. A firewall and an intrusion detection systems (IDS) are two important weapons...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Create professional-quality photographic and text effects for free with the GIMP
August 8, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The GIMP, an image editor whose power and ease of use rivals that of Adobe Photoshop, is one of the world's most popular free software applications. In this chapter download from The Artist's...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Learn semantic tagging techniques for Java developers
July 26, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Java developers who wish to participate in building the Semantic Web need to be familiar with official standards such as Resource Description Framework (RDF) in order to tag documents...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Secure your e-mail with OpenPGP
July 26, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Governments, major manufacturers, and medical facilities around the world trust their secure communications to PGP (Pretty Good Privacy). While PGP works impressively when all is in order, it...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Analyze capture files and investigate some common protocols in Wireshark
July 26, 2007, 12:00am PDT
In this chapter download from Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems, learn how to use Wireshark to analyze capture files and to use those capture files to...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Use the QtSql module to build Qt applications that work with various relational database management systems
July 26, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Nowadays, it's difficult to imagine many applications being able to function without relational databases to back them up. For this reason, Qt provides a range of classes in the QtSql module that...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Use visualization software to analyze your network traffic and identify security vulnerabilities
July 26, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Security Data Visualization creates graphical windows into the world of computer security data, revealing fascinating and useful insights into networking, cryptography, and file structures. In...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Hack the FreeBSD kernel with call hooking
June 15, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Though rootkits have a fairly negative image, they can be used for both good and evil. Designing BSD Rootkits: An Introduction to Kernel Hacking arms you with the knowledge you need to write...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Design an infrared remote control for Linux appliances
May 31, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Remotes have become our most natural means of controlling certain appliances, so much so that in the future, we can expect to see more appliances forfeiting the front control panel altogether in...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Learn how spam filtering works: Explore tokenization, the building blocks of spam
May 17, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Learn how spam filtering works and how language classification and machine learning combine to produce remarkably accurate spam filters in Ending Spam: Bayesian Content Filtering and the Art of...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Use JavaScript variables and built-in functions to update your Web pages automatically
December 6, 2006, 12:00am PST
Focus on a simple script that automatically changes the date on your Web page in this sample chapter from The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition. Along the way, learn how JavaScript uses variables...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Investigate network hacking from the inside out
November 29, 2006, 12:00am PST
Network hacks follow the same principle as programming hacks: first understand the rules of the system, then figure out how to exploit those rules to achieve a desired result. In this sample...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Know thy hacker: Investigate what hackers do, how they do it, and how you can protect yourself
November 1, 2006, 12:00am PST
Follow an offbeat, non-technical investigation of what hackers do, how they do it, and how you can protect yourself in this sample chapter from Steal This Computer Book 4.0: What They Won't Tell...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Looking to hack your cable modem? First build your own console cable in seven easy steps
October 4, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Go inside the device that makes Internet via cable possible and, along the way, discover the secrets of many popular cable modems, including products from Motorola, RCA, WebSTAR, D-Link. Start by...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Troubleshoot the Windows XP startup sequence
July 11, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Both casual users and experienced support technicians on occasion find themselves faced with unfamiliar and baffling Windows XP problems. It's Never Done That Before! A Guide to Troubleshooting...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Don't let Windows XP startup problems leave you dead in the water
June 2, 2006, 12:00am PDT
When everything works the way it should, we take Windows startup for granted. But if something fails, it's important to be able to diagnose the problem and effect a solution. This chapter from...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Learn the ins and outs of IPv6 addressing
July 13, 2005, 12:00am PDT
Get a detailed look at the issues associated with addressing under IPv6 in this advance chapter from The TCP/IP Guide. The TCP/IP Guide, scheduled for publication by No Starch Press in August...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Learn how to troubleshoot slowdowns and crashes on Cisco routers
July 19, 2005, 12:00am PDT
This chapter from Cisco Routers for the Desperate describes how to troubleshoot router problems that can compromise your network services. Day-to-day router problems can be boiled down into two...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Gain a clear understanding of how TCP operates
October 4, 2005, 12:00am PDT
If you're like a lot of IT pros, you may have a somewhat fuzzy idea of how TCP works. This sample chapter explains the fundamentals so that the details of TCP operation make sense. The TCP/IP...
Provided by No Starch Press
-
Book chapters
Learn to build a high availability server pair using the Linux Heartbeat package
August 18, 2005, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter explains how the Heartbeat package enables you to build an inexpensive system that will fail over a resource from one server to another. No Starch Press recently released The...
Provided by No Starch Press
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