Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 11:00:53 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Craig Steven Ugoretz <ugoretzc@csd.uwm.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Documentation for sockets, TCP/IP Message-ID: <19990409110053.U2142@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.96.990408200550.24388A-100000@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu>; from Craig Steven Ugoretz on Thu, Apr 08, 1999 at 08:12:23PM -0500 References: <Pine.OSF.3.96.990408200550.24388A-100000@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu>
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[redirected to -questions] On Thursday, 8 April 1999 at 20:12:23 -0500, Craig Steven Ugoretz wrote: > I am a student at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and I am taking > a course on computer networks. I am working on a final project involving > client - server software to reduce the impact of dropped packets in a > network. The university has source code for TCP/IP but no documentation > except some comments in the source code. It does not have source code for > sockets and related UNIX system calls (networking). An advanced project > requires "hacking" into TCP/IP to implement program functionality. Can > you tell me how to get source code for the system calls and documentation > for both the system calls and TCP/IP? Well, since you apparently don't intend to create this documentation, this question really belongs in -questions, not -doc. Get a copy of "TCP/IP Illustrated", at least volume 2, by Richard Stevens. You'll find it in your local university bookshop. It's an excellent book and describes the TCP/IP implementation in great detail. In view of your project, you might also take a look at the same author's "UNIX Network Programming", which I can also heartily recommend. For the complete FreeBSD source code, go to http://www.FreeBSD.org/ and read the links. I'm deliberately pointing you to the home page because you'll find a lot of things to look at there. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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