The almost non-existant learning curve for Java, in my opinion, outways any single digit increase in speed. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I have just finished reading UNIX Network Programming (by Stevens ...

Socket programming boils down to two systems communicating with one another. Generally, network communication comes in two flavors: Transport Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

The second chapter covers installing the Perl modules required to work with network packets and then explains how to build a network sniffer. The sniffer application undergoes several refinements ...