Here are 100 chapter titles for a tcpdump book, progressing from beginner to advanced, focusing on operating system and networking concepts:
Beginner (Chapters 1-20)
- Introduction to tcpdump: Your Network Detective
- Installing and Running tcpdump: First Captures
- Basic Packet Capture: Seeing Network Traffic
- Understanding Packet Structure: Headers and Payloads
- Filtering Basics: Capturing Specific Traffic
- Host Filtering: Isolating Communication
- Port Filtering: Focusing on Services
- Protocol Filtering: Targeting Specific Protocols
- Combining Filters: Complex Capture Criteria
- Saving Captures to a File: The -w option
- Reading Saved Captures: The -r option
- Displaying Packet Information: The default output
- Understanding the Output: Interpreting the Data
- Basic Network Concepts: IP Addresses and Ports
- The TCP/IP Model: A Layered Approach
- Common Network Protocols: TCP, UDP, ICMP
- Capturing HTTP Traffic: Web Communication
- Capturing DNS Traffic: Name Resolution
- Capturing SSH Traffic: Secure Connections
- Troubleshooting Network Issues: A First Look
Intermediate (Chapters 21-50)
- Advanced Filtering with BPF: Berkeley Packet Filter
- Filtering on Packet Content: Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)
- Filtering on MAC Addresses: Network Hardware Identification
- Filtering on IP Addresses and Subnets: Network Segmentation
- Filtering on Protocol Flags: TCP Handshake and Connection States
- Using Logical Operators: AND, OR, NOT
- Using Arithmetic Operators: Comparing Values
- Using Relational Operators: Greater Than, Less Than
- Capturing Specific Packet Lengths: Size Matters
- Limiting the Number of Packets: The -c option
- Capturing Packets in Promiscuous Mode: Seeing All Traffic
- Understanding Network Interfaces: eth0, wlan0, etc.
- Capturing Traffic on Specific Interfaces: The -i option
- Resolving Hostnames: The -n option
- Displaying Time Stamps: The -t option
- Displaying Packet Offsets: The -o option
- Displaying Packet Lengths: The -q option
- Using tcpdump with Wireshark: Graphical Analysis
- Capturing and Analyzing TCP Handshakes: Three-Way Handshake
- Analyzing TCP Connections: Sequence Numbers and Acknowledgements
- Capturing and Analyzing UDP Traffic: Connectionless Communication
- Capturing and Analyzing ICMP Traffic: Ping and Other Messages
- Capturing and Analyzing ARP Traffic: Address Resolution
- Capturing and Analyzing DHCP Traffic: Dynamic Host Configuration
- Capturing and Analyzing TLS/SSL Traffic: Secure Web Communication
- Capturing and Analyzing FTP Traffic: File Transfer
- Capturing and Analyzing SMTP Traffic: Email Communication
- Capturing and Analyzing VoIP Traffic: Voice over IP
- Using tcpdump for Network Performance Monitoring
- Using tcpdump for Network Security Analysis
Advanced (Chapters 51-80)
- Writing BPF Filters: Advanced Techniques
- Optimizing BPF Filters: Performance Considerations
- Capturing Raw Packets: Bypassing the Kernel
- Working with libpcap: The Packet Capture Library
- Integrating tcpdump with Other Tools: Scripting and Automation
- Using tcpdump with Shell Scripts: Automating Tasks
- Using tcpdump with Python: Network Analysis and Automation
- Analyzing Network Protocols in Detail: Deep Dive
- Understanding TCP Internals: Congestion Control and Flow Control
- Understanding UDP Internals: Datagram Delivery
- Understanding ICMP Internals: Error and Control Messages
- Understanding ARP Internals: Address Resolution Protocol
- Understanding DHCP Internals: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- Analyzing Network Security Attacks: Detecting Intrusions
- Detecting Denial-of-Service Attacks: DoS and DDoS
- Detecting Port Scanning: Identifying Open Ports
- Detecting Malware Communication: Suspicious Traffic
- Analyzing Network Performance Bottlenecks: Identifying Issues
- Measuring Network Latency: Round-Trip Time
- Measuring Network Jitter: Packet Delay Variation
- Measuring Network Throughput: Bandwidth Utilization
- Using tcpdump for Network Forensics: Investigating Incidents
- Capturing and Analyzing Wireless Traffic: 802.11
- Capturing and Analyzing VPN Traffic: Encrypted Tunnels
- Capturing and Analyzing VoIP Traffic in Detail: SIP and RTP
- Capturing and Analyzing Multicast Traffic: Group Communication
- Capturing and Analyzing IPv6 Traffic: Next-Generation IP
- Using tcpdump with Virtual Machines: Network Isolation
- Using tcpdump in Cloud Environments: Cloud Networking
- Using tcpdump for Network Troubleshooting: Advanced Techniques
Specialized/Advanced Topics (Chapters 81-100)
- tcpdump for Security Professionals: Advanced Techniques
- tcpdump for Network Engineers: Advanced Troubleshooting
- tcpdump for System Administrators: Network Management
- tcpdump for Developers: Network Protocol Analysis
- tcpdump and Network Programming: Building Network Applications
- tcpdump and Network Simulation: Testing Network Protocols
- tcpdump and Network Emulation: Simulating Network Conditions
- tcpdump and Network Visualization: Graphical Representation
- tcpdump and Big Data: Analyzing Large Network Datasets
- tcpdump and Machine Learning: Network Anomaly Detection
- tcpdump and IoT: Analyzing IoT Traffic
- tcpdump and Mobile Networks: Analyzing Mobile Traffic
- tcpdump and Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
- tcpdump and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
- tcpdump and Network Automation: Scripting and Orchestration
- tcpdump and Network Security Monitoring (NSM)
- tcpdump and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
- tcpdump and Network Forensics: Advanced Techniques
- tcpdump Best Practices: Tips and Tricks
- The Future of tcpdump: Exploring New Features