In this chapter, we'll look at writing software and systems that allow us to explore the network they're deployed on. Whereas previously, we looked at how our software was performing in the context of the network, in this chapter, we'll be looking specifically at how the network itself is performing. We'll examine how to implement resource and device discovery from within our network software, as well as how we can collect, examine, and then pass along packets traveling over the network. We'll consider how the activity on our network can potentially negatively impact our software, and how to proactively account for those impacts and recover from or avoid them altogether.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- Broadcast ports and IP addresses, and using them to identify your own software or host on...