<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:10px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317"><font size="3">Hi,</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317" dir="ltr"><font size="3">I have just finished C & linux application programming with a tinge of socket programming.</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2473">I would like to know what do statements like the following mean</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br></font></div><ul dir="ltr"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"> "Have knowledge of Protocols such as TCP/IP, IPSec, IPV6 or SSL"</span><br></li></ul><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2471">Does it mean to have a theoretical view of the facets which constitute the protocol which can be done by reading RFC or does it also mean to have implementation knowledge (code understanding) as well. I am not very clear about this statement which is generally used quite often.</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2570">Secondly, it the latter understanding is correct (Theory - RFC + Implementation - Code) then where to look for the code which deals with a particular protocol ?</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317" dir="ltr"><font size="3">Thanks !</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436463979714_2317" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br></font></div></div></body></html>