port question

[Vu Pham]

On 08/26/2009 07:12 AM, James McDonald wrote:
> Tony Alfrey wrote:
>> I'm just wondering about the actual packet of bits that is assembled
>> at each layer.
> Sounds like you need to do some research on the OSI (Open Systems
> Interconnect) model.
>
> I use a pneumonic to get the first letters.
>
> All people some times need data processing.
>
> Application
> Presentation
> Session
> Transport
> Network
> Data Link
> Physical
>
> And then once you have the OSI model down you can move on to the RFC's
> on how TCP/IP packets are constructed....
>
> :)
>
> Or as one of my instructors once said. "It just works OK!"

Or you can try the book "TCP/IP Illustrated Volume 1: The protocols" of 
Richard Stevens.

I really like that book. Everything is explained very clearly and easy 
to understand.

Vu