Best Old TCP/IP Books
TCP/IP is an old protocol invented in the previous century :-). And that means that older books are often cheaper and
better then "paper pulp" that publishing houses dump on the unsuspecting masses ;-).
So, say, an introductory book published in 1998-2002 is often as good or better then books that are published in 2004-2005.
That way you can save some money without sacrificing quality of education. As one Amazon reader aptly said in his review
of "IP Routing Protocols: RIP, OSPF, BGP, PNNI and Cisco Routing Protocols "
Save your money. Buy Radia Perlman's book "Interconnections, 2ed", John Stewart's book "BGPv4", and Ivan Pepelnjak's
"EIGRP Network Design Solutions." Or simply buy Jeff Doyle's "Routing TCP/IP." Sure, the last couple are Cisco-centric,
but they cover the protocol operations in detail. Doyle's, in particular, covers several protocols and is probably the
best overall reference on all rouTING protocols only because he also covers EIGRP. My second choice would be Radia Perlman's,
even though she does not cover the popular but proprietary EIGRP. The Mother of Spanning Tree Protocol has done a remarkable
job not only on routing protocols, but also on the layer two operations of bridges and switches.
There are two major types of introductory books: TCP networking oriented and TCP/IP networks administration oriented
(often Unix oriented, but several solid Windows books appeared recently). Several important noted to readers:
No single TCP/IP related book that can satisfy all needs of Unix/Linux administrator or a serious student. You need at
least three different books. So the most economical way is probably to get a the best introductory book in the area that
is most important for you and a CD (Networking CD bookshelf is available from O'Reilly) for the other two. For example
if you buy O'Reilly CD at least you will have a useful reference on DNS and Sendmail. This CD is overpriced and outdated
so shop for a reasonable price. There are lot of online stores and auctions to
shop around.
DNS now is covered in a separate page. Beware that O'Reilly DNS/Bind books are not for novices
and generally are badly written and badly edited, although each new edition is better that previous.
For the in-depth treatment of the TCP/IP Protocol I think that a routing book might be a better deal. At least
the authors really know TCP/IP level, even if they are weak on routing. May be IP Routing
Primer would be a better deal. For Cisco routers
Cisco Routers for IP Routing
Little Black Book is an excellent introduction.
Troubleshooting of TCP/IP is covered in several books. Some useful information can be found in TCP/IP
: Network Administration (3-d edition) which is an open book (available from above mentioned
O'Reilly Networking CD 2.0).
Good luck !
Dr. Nikolai Bezroukov
Note: {Safari} means that the book is available in O'Reilly Safari electronic book collection.
Dave Mclain: 5.0 out of 5 stars very detailed under the hood type of book, July 26, 2004 By (Fairfax, VA)
Mr. Herbert has disected the LINUX TCP/IP stack using the source code. In this book he presents what he has discovered.
The book goes through a lot of the source code and has good explanations of what it does. It is better than a lot
of LINUX books where only the source code is listed with few explanations.
The book also discusses the RFC's and how they are implemented in the stack. The source code for the LINUX TCP/IP
stack is fairly large. The book does not cover all of it, but it does cover the main paths packets take through
the stack. Having read the book, I found it easier to read the LINUX TCP/IP source code myself.
Linux
Routing By: Joe Brockmeier; Dee-Ann LeBlanc; Ron McCarty
It's an old book and it's a mixture of advanced and intro material.
- Paperback: 350 pages
- Publisher: Sams; 1st edition (October 11, 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1578702674
- ISBN-13: 978-1578702671
It does a fair job of explaining how the different routing protocols are implemented on Cisco routers.
Overpriced and outdated...
3.0 out of 5 stars Useful, though not as good as I hoped, January 30, 2009
By
Alexandre SIDORENKO (Montreal, Canada) -
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This review is from: TCP/IP Architecture, Design and Implementation in Linux (Practitioners) (Hardcover)
This book is useful if you want to better understand Linux _TCP_ internals (i.e. not just IP). There are several good
books describing Linux networking internals for link-layer, IP, routing, neighbouring etc. - but no books of the same
quality for TCP and UDP yet.
There are two main problems with the book:
- it is written for 2.4 kernels only (no 2.6)
- there is a huge number of typos, stylistic and grammatical errors
Even though the authors write in the preface: "The newest kernel version 2.6 does not have much variation as far
as the TCP/IP stack is considered", this is only partially true. Most important algorithms are the same, but there were
many new features; structures layout is rather different (they changed it several times even in 2.6 kernels).
For a description of Linux networking internals not related to TCP I would rather recommend "Understanding Linux
Network Internals" by Christian Benvenuti.
The book provides nice descriptions of TCP algorithms - both generic and Linux-specific. For example, if you want
to understand the management of synqueue/acceptqueue (what does it mean that connection is 'young'?), the book provides
a very detailed and easy to understand description. The same is true for timers management, core processing and state
machine.
The chapter about debugging is rather outdated - it describes LKCD/lcrash environment but all new kernels have kexec/kdump
facility and 'crash' is the preferred debugger for those vmcores. Maybe 2.4 kernels and lkcd are still relevant for
embedded Linux (2.4 has a smaller memory footprint), I am mainly interested in normal systems.
So this book is the best we have for Linux TCP internals at this moment. The authors promise to update the description
for 2.6 kernels in the next edition. Hopefully typos/errors will be fixed either and then the book would be highly recommended.
amazonmarketplace: Appropriate for experienced, intriguing for novice, July 13, 2002
If you need to know about IP routing on UNIX system, this is the book. This book is appropriate for experienced
system administrator and intriguing for the novice. The author started on glimpse of TCP/IP, then continuing to
UNIX commands and detail explainations that appropriate for routing and the commands. Although the book title mentioned
"LINUX", this book is also applicable to any UNIX system (including BSD, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Mac OS X). Any system
administrator should not have trouble adjusting command to a more-specific UNIX system (if any).
If previous reviewer commented that this book could be useful for preparing CCIE exam, I could agree with that.
But I think this book is more appropriate for preparing CCNA exam since the book's content is not "too advanced"
(not sophisticated enough).
If you are not preparing for the exam, you still could learning a lot. From this book at least you could get
ideas of how major protocols (like RIP, OSPF, and BGP) getting around on a network without having a vendor router
(such as Cisco router) installed. You could also learn about NAT and firewalls.
If you think this book is "too easy", you might try the followings. For the ARP packets, have W. Richard Steven's
"TCP/IP Illustrated Vol. 1: The Protocols". Need more info on firewalls? Try "Building Internet Firewalls" by Elizabeth
Zwicky, "Linux Firewalls" by Robert Ziegler, and "Intrusion Signatures and Analysis" by Mark Cooper.
Feel not enough background? Get "Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol. 1: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture"
by Douglas Comer for the TCP/IP part. For the system administration part, have "UNIX System Administration Handbook"
by Evi Nemeth. In between? Try "TCP/IP Network Administration" by Craig Hunt.
Eric A. Hall
- Paperback: 469 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates; 1 edition (March 15, 2000)
- ISBN: 1565925726
- Product Dimensions:
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Good Explanations,
Sad examples, August 18, 2000
Reviewer: Jeremy from
Syracuse, NY United States
The code examples and editing mistakes almost force you to have a secondary book just to validate what the author
is doing. 3 stars were given for the completenes and solid explanation of concepts. I should've just picked up the
out of print version of Richard Stevens "UNIX Network Programming", classic.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Finally!, May
29, 2000
Reviewer:
modular33 (see more about me)
Ah, Warren Gay is the man. I was very pleased with his Sams' Linux Programming book and decided to pick up this
book hoping it would be just as straight forward and clear as the Sams' book. He delivered again. I've gone through
many socket tutorials on the web and always felt like something was lacking. I still had many questions, but this
book cleared them up. You can use this knowledge immediately to write your own apps. Though, I wish there was more
on ioctl(), but maybe that goes too far beyond basic socket programming. Oh, Warren Gay is a supporter/programmer
for GNU/Open Source. That's a big plus!
Real examples, not
just code listings, May 21, 2000
Reviewer: Eduardo Aguiar de Oliveira (see more about me) from Rio de Janeiro
A must-have book! I seldom see a book so well focused on its aims. It is like it screams: "hey guy, use it do not
use that!" or "connect works this way, not that way, take a look!". Every example is quite illustrative and, as
if it was not enough, the comments are always helpful.
Everyone which wants to develop serious TCP/IP programming must get it. And it can also be read by UNIX programmers
as well.
Effective TCP-IP Programming
44 Tips to Improve Your Network Programs
by
Jon C. Snader
Our Price: $34.95
Paperback - 299 pages 1st edition (January 15, 2000)
Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0201615894 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.81 x 9.21 x 7.35
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 26,716
Avg. Customer Rating: Number
of Reviews: 6
??? The NAT Handbook
Implementing and Managing Network Address Translation
by Bill Dutcher
Our Price: $49.99
Paperback - 322 pages 1st edition (January 15, 2001)
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471390895 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.80 x 9.12 x 7.44
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 76,586
Table of contents
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Number of Reviews: 1
- ??? Internet Core
Protocols the Definitive Guide
- by
Eric A. Hall,
Vinton G. Cerf
Our Price: $31.96
Paperback - 449 pages 1st edition (March 15, 2000)
O'Reilly & Associates; ISBN: 1565925726 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.04 x 9.19 x 7.03
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 2,254
Avg. Customer Review: 
Number of Reviews: 9
An excellent book for the basic protocols., August 21, 2000
Reviewer: Uri Raz (see more about me) from Haifa, Israel
This book, subtitled "An Owner's Manual for the Internet", does a very good work of explaining the core protocols -
IP, ICMP, IGMP & multicasting, UDP, and TCP.
Higher level protocols will, apparently, be covered in a future volume. Considering this volume quality, which follows
O'Reilly's tradition of high standards, I cant wait for the second volume to come out.
The readable & detailed explanations are accompanied by sample packet decodes (a lite version of the decoding is
available on the accompanying CD), make the book an excellent study book for both students and network administrators.
Food for a TCP/IP junkie; looking forward to your next book!, June 14, 2000
Reviewer: Richard Bejtlich (see more about me) from Texas, USA
I can't learn enough about how TCP/IP packets appear at the hex and bit level. Call me crazy. That's what my job in
network intrusion detection requires, so I appreciate authors like Richard Stevens and Eric Hall. These folks bring
the details of TCP/IP to life, so I can apply that understanding to suspicious traffic. Eric's approach focuses on network
monitor traces, nicely complementing Richard's TCPDumps. I would recommend checking O'Reilly's web site for the latest
errata, even though none of the errors are enough to detract from this excellent reference work. I am actually more
interested in seeing the companion volume, "Internet Application Protocols," as this is where some of the attack action
occurs these days. Anyway, this book is in my top ten essential security reading list. Thank you Eric!
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- ***+ Linux Network
Servers 24*Seven
- by Craig Hunt (he authored a popular O'Reilly book TCP/IP Network Administration)
- Amazon Price: $27.99
Paperback - 627 pages (August 1999)
Sybex; ISBN: 0782125069 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.72 x 8.99 x 7.58
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 5,573
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Number of Reviews: 16
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Yes! I've found it |
January 26, 2000
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Reviewer:
Thierry A de Villeneuve (see more about me) from San Diego |
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Yes, this time I've found *the* good book on Linux. I'm a sysadmin. I know how to get the most
of a Linux box. But I was always seeking for *the* book that will bring it all under my eyes. Check this: sendmail's
rulesets explained in clear language. Conversion from BIND 4 to 8. Apache admin tricks. Netstat -a explained
in clear. Configuring a POP/IMAP server. Lilo in detail. It'll help everybody: the newbie and the close-to-know-it-all.
And it's not one of these fake RH6.1 updated books where only the cover tells about RH6.1 and the content never
talks about what's to be known. Great concise book. |
*** TCP-IP Clearly
Explained, Third Edition- by Peter
Loshin
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- Amazon Price: $35.96
- Paperback - 450 pages 3rd edition (July 1999)
Ap Professional; ISBN: 0124558267 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.36 x 9.31 x 7.43
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 57,520
Avg. Customer Review: 
Number of Reviews: 17
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- Not that "clearly explained" ;-). Decent general reference with a lot of diagrams. Not that great as introduction
or the first book on the subject. This book has good links to RFCs.
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Decent introduction to TCP/IP |
February 26, 2000
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Reviewer: A reader from Watertown MA |
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If you've got a degree in computer science, you probably won't like this book too much: it's
written mostly for intelligent and knowledgeable people who just happen to need to understand how IP networks
work. All the protocols are explained, from the bottom layers (like ARP and RARP) up to the application layer
(HTTP and FTP). IP, TCP, and UDP are also explained pretty well. If you could only have one book about IP networking,
this would be a pretty good one to have. |
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A little stuffy, but a great reference |
January 27, 2000
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Reviewer: Scott Pollock from Las Vegas, Nv |
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This is not the book for the novice to go from nothing to a complete understanding of TCP/IP,
but it is a great reference. It doesn't flow very well, and it is a little technical in its approach. It does
however give a good explanation of the protocols within the TCP/IP suite. It is an excellent desk reference,
but don't delete your link to RFC-editor for RFCs. --This text refers to the
Paperback
edition. |
- by Jon C. Snader. Textbook Binding
- Amazon Price:$34.95
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- **** Second Edition
Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols (Addison Wesley Professional Computing Series)
- by Radia
Perlman
- Amazon Price: $59.95
Hardcover - 560 pages 2 edition (October 1999)
Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0201634481 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.28 x 9.55 x 7.65
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 5,993
Popular in:
Austria (#15)
Santa Clara, CA (#20) .
See more
Avg. Customer Review:
Number of Reviews: 10
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- This is a classic book. Highly recommended on advanced level.
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A highly technical but easy to read book on networking |
January 6, 2000
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Reviewer: Andrew S. Tanenbaum from Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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If you are looking for a highly readable, but technical book on computer networking, this one
is great. It contains some material on hardware, but it is mostly about algorithms and protocols. The author
is one of the world's most respected authorities on the subject, having invented some of the key protocols and
algorithms herself. Unlike many experts, however, she is able to explain the material in a straightforward way,
making it accessible to anyone with a good technical background and an interest in the subject. The final chapter,
on protocol design folklore, is unmatched anywhere. It gives tremendous insight into how to design a protocol
and what can go wrong if you are not careful. This chapter is well worth the price of the book alone and "must"
reading for anyone actually planning to design a protocol. |
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Make sure you're ready for this book... then hang on! |
May 29, 2000
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Reviewer:
Richard Bejtlich (see more about me) from Texas, USA |
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I work in the intrusion detection field, and I approached this book as a definitive and
highly-respected guide to internetworking. "Interconnections" contained more than I bargained for. If
you're looking for a reference work that extends well beyond IP, and collects information for comparison and
posterity's sake, this tome is for you. If you're looking for more of an introductory to intermediate text,
with more of an IP focus, either look elsewhere or scour this book for what you need. I did find it highly
refreshing to read the words of a true master of the networking profession, and her candid evaluations of protocols,
committee decisions, and failures of common sense. I was especially pleased to absorb the clarity of
her opinions on layer 2 vs layer 3 switching, and all the vendor/committee mislabelling that follows! (Is it
a bridge, router, etc.?) Enjoy! |
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Paperback - 606 pages 1st edition (July 15, 1998)
Sams; ISBN: 0672312506 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.44 x 9.13 x 7.39
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 55,436
Average Customer Rating:
Based
on 8 reviews.
- by
O'Reilly & Associates Inc.
- Paperback + CD : 736 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly; 2 edition (May 28, 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN: 059600334X
- Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.1 x 1.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds.
- Average Customer Review:
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Contains seven useful books of varying quality (Please note that Practical UNIX & Internet Security, and sendmail
books are absent in version 2.0 of this CD bookshelf)
TCP/IP Network Administration, 3rd Edition
DNS & Bind, 4th Edition
Building Internet Firewalls, 2nd Edition
SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide
Network Troubleshooting Tools
Managing NFS & NIS, 2nd Edition
Essential SNMP
As a bonus, you also get the new paperback version of TCP/IP Network Administration, 3rd Edition.
- **** The
Networking Cd Bookshelf ( Version1.0) 6 Bestselling Books on Cd-Rom ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
- Paul Albitz, Cricket Liu / Software / Published 1999
Amazon Price: $71.96 ~ You Save: $7.99 (10%)
Not that much updated in comparison with 1996 edition. The package includes a CD-ROM with the complete text and graphics
of these books, formatted in HTML, readable with any web browser, and fully searchable and cross-referenced:
- DNS and BIND, 3rd Edition
- TCP/IP Network Administration, 2nd Edition
- Practical UNIX & Internet Security, 2nd Edition
- sendmail Desktop Reference
- sendmail, 2nd Edition
As a bonus, a hardcopy version of DNS and BIND, 3rd Edition is also included.
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- ***+ TCP/IP : Network
Administration, Second Edition e-text is available on O'Reilly Networking CD
- Hunt, Craig
Amazon Price: $30.36
Paperback - 630 pages 2nd edition (January 1998)
O'Reilly & Associates; ISBN: 1565923227 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.20 x 9.16 x 7.03
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 2,911
Avg. Customer Review:
Number of Reviews: 15
- Pretty decent, but not that great and should not be used as an introductory book. It's more like a reference book.
Preface ..... xi Chapter 1 - Overview of TCP/IP ..... 1 Chapter 2 - Delivering the Data ..... 23 Chapter
3 - Network Services ..... 48 Chapter 4 - Getting Started ..... 80 Chapter 5 - Basic Configuration ..... 105 Chapter
6 - Configuring the Interface ..... 123 Chapter 7 - Configuring Routing ..... 164 Chapter 8 - Configuring DNS Name Service
..... 202 Chapter 9 - Configuring Network Servers ..... 226 Chapter 10 - sendmail ..... 271 Chapter 11 - troubleshooting
TCP/IP ..... 319 Chapter 12 - Network Security ..... 362 Chapter 13 - Internet Information Resources ..... 405 Appendix
A - PPP Tools Appendix B - A gated Reference Appendix C - A named Reference Appendix D - A dhcpd Reference Appendix
E - A sendmail Reference Appendix F - Selected TCP/IP Headers
- ***+
Teach
Yourself TCP/IP in 14 Days
-- electronic text is available from www.informit.com
- Tim Parker, Timothy Parker / Paperback, 512 Pages / Published by SAMS August 16, 1996 / ISBN: 0672308851
- Amazon Price: $31.99 (20% off)
Outdated but still useful Less patronizing than "Dummies..", and not as matter-of-fact as "Internetworking..",
this book provides more or less solid fundamental material for developing understanding of TCP/IP. Tim Parker is a gifted
writer.
The book provides useful tests at the end of each chapter. While no one should expect to be an expert at TCP/IP in
2 weeks, one can probably get a good understanding of basics of this protocol. The biggest advantage is that the
book is available in electronic form. See also TCP/IP Unleashed.
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- There are two major types of introductory books: TCP networking oriented and TCP/IP administration oriented (often
Unix oriented). Here I cover mostly TCP/IP Protocol oriented books. For introductory Networking Admininstation Book
see Network Administration
- by John Ray
- Amazon Price: $23.99
- Paperback - 797 pages Bk&Cd Rom edition (January 5, 1999)
MacMillan Publishing Company; ISBN: 0789718979 ;
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 179,718
Avg. Customer Review:
Number of Reviews: 2
This is a good inexpensive book
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The way Introduction books should be... |
November 18, 1999
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Reviewer: Rajjaj (urduni@hotmail.com) from Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Mr. John Ray excelled in the making of this book. Simple approach, always comes back to the
'Real World' with examples and hinters. I highly recommend this book to anyone entering the field of Internet
Protocols. |
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- **** [Oct. 25, 1999]
Ip Fundamentals : What
Everyone Needs to Know About Addressing & Routing ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
- Thomas A. Maufer / Paperback / Published 1999
- Paperback - 492 pages (May 1999)
Amazon Price: $39.99 ~ You Save: $10.00 (20%)
Average Customer Review: *****
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Table of contents
- This is a very interesting approach -- instead of TCP/IP only IP part is covered...
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Excellent Explanation
Of VLSMs
Reviewer: A reader from Richmond, Virginia October 24, 1999
This is a tremendous book for IP newbies and more experienced users alike. I bought the book primarily because I
had not been able to find a comprehensive and understandable explanation of VLSMs. The chapter in this book dealing
with that subject itself is worth the purchase price. Clearly explained with text, examples, and exercises, this
book took a complicated subject and made it quite easy to understand. The rest of the book is just as good. My compliments
to the author for an excellent job.
Best IP Fundamental book I ever read
Reviewer: geoffrey khoo (geoffrey.ns.khoo@capgemini.com.sg) from Singapore
October 7, 1999
The title speaks what it means by IP Fundamental. Good for all who want to take MCSE, MCP, CNE, CNA, CCSE and CCSA.
It will help u to build a very strong ground of understanding an important Protocol. Practice the example of every
chapter, it will test your understanding of that subject before you move to another one. Good luck.
Good practical (and comprehensive) reference and guide.
Reviewer: A reader from Washington DC July 13, 1999
This book is a fine reference for network professionals. Probably more IP than anyone person needs in one place,
with good references and excellent examples. The style is clear and readable. It's very useful to see the nuts &
bolts of how OSPF & RIPx work together. If you need one IP book, this would be a good bet.
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- ***+
TCP/IP Unleashed (Unleashed)
~ Usually ships in 24 hours
- Tim Parker, et al / Paperback / (3rd Edition)
Amazon Price: $41.99
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- Paperback: 1000 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 2.26 x 9.14 x 7.38
- Publisher: Sams; ; 3rd edition (February 20, 2002)
- ISBN: 0672323516
- Average Customer Review:
Based on 7 reviews.
- Amazon.com Sales Rank: 539,359
Great overview, February 21, 1999
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Reviewer: A reader from Toronto, Ont |
Non-technical look at TCP/IP that is great. I had a Windows and Linux network running in less thgan a day
and I even know what's going on. Removed a lot of the technobable I see in other TCP/IP books. This book deserves
a second edition.
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My one stop shop for anything on TCP/IP, January 15, 1999
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Reviewer: A reader from New Jersey, USA |
This book covers the basics of TCP/IP as well as many related internet services, how they interact, and how
to set them up on different operating system. I keep taking this of the shelf again and again more than a year
after I bought it. A must have reference guide for anyone doing a little more TCP/IP than what comes on the
ISP's setup disk.
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- ***+
TCP-IP JumpStart
- by Andrew
G. Blank
- Amazon Price: $15.99
Paperback - 272 pages 1st edition (February 2000)
Sybex; ISBN: 0782126448 ;
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 48,240
Avg. Customer Review:
Number of Reviews: 3
- Decent and very inexpensive introduction.
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- TCP/IP Blueprints
- Robin Burk, et al / Paperback / Published 1997
Amazon Price: $27.99 ~ You Save: $12.00 (30%)
- Robin Burk also authored
Unix Unleashed,
Unix Unleashed - Internet
Edition (Unleashed),
- Unix Unleashed
- Internet Edition (Unleashed)
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- **** Inside Tcp/Ip : A
Comprehensive Introduction to Protocols and Concepts (Inside Series)
- Karanjit Siyan (Editor), et al / Paperback, 700 pages /New Riders Publishing 3d edution. Published November, 1997
- Amazon price: $39.99 ~ You Save: $10.00 (20%)
- This late 1997 book seems provide good coverage of TCP/IP including name services (DNS and BIND). Highly recommended
by all Amazon.com readers(5 stars).
Table of Contents
Introduction Pt. I. TCP/IP Layering Model and Physical Infrastructure 1. Introduction to TCP/IP 2. TCP/IP Protocol
Layering Concepts 3. Network Support for TCP/IP
Pt. II. TCP/IP Internetworking Infrastructure 4. IP Addressing 5. Address Resolution Protocols 6. The Internet Protocol
7. IP Routing Concepts 8. The ICMP Protocol 9. IP Subnetting and Supernetting 10. IP Routing Protocols 11. Transfer
Protocols
Pt. III. TCP/IP Application Services 12. Automatic Configuration 13. Application Services 14. TCP/IP Network Management
Pt. IV. Future Directions 15. IP Next Generation and ATM
Tcp/Ip Administration;
- Zacker, Craig Idg Books Worldwide; 01/1998; Softcover; $39.95 (20% off list); 600 pages;
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Preface ix
Part I Origins 3
Chapter 1 Building a Network Standard 3
Chapter 2 TCP/IP Communications 17
Chapter 3 TCP/IP and Operating Systems 53
Part II Protocols 95
Chapter 4 The Link Layer 95
Chapter 5 The Internet Layer 139
Chapter 6 The Transport Layer 177
Chapter 7 The Application Layer 213
Part III Servers 249
Chapter 8 Windows NT and IntranetWare 249
Chapter 9 Routing IP 289
Chapter 10 DHCP and IP Address Management 327
Chapter 11 Name Registration and Resolution 361
Part IV Clients 413
Chapter 12 Microsoft TCP/IP Clients 413
Chapter 13 IntranetWare TCP/IP Clients 453
Part V Tools 481
Chapter 14 TCP/IP Utilities 481
Chapter 15 TCP/IP Applications 519
Chapter 16 Protocol Analysis 559
Appendix About the CD-ROM 601
Index 607
- *** Exam Cram Tcp/Ip
- Ed Tittel, et al / Paperback / Published 1998
- Amazon price: $23.99 (-20%)
- **** Hands-On Tcp/Ip
( Series on Computer Communications)
- Paul Simoneau / Paperback, 452 pages / Published by
McGraw-Hill
in 1997 / contains CD-ROM
- Amazon price: $43.96 ~ You Save: $10.99 (20%)
- Based on the leading international hands-on TCP/IP course (rated as ``excellent'' by almost 10,000 attendees).
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Table of Contents
- Stacked Protocols and Standards. TCP/IP Stack
- Overview. Network Interface Layer. IP Networks,
- Subnets, and Hosts. Address Matching. Internet
- Protocol. IP's Next Generation. User Datagram
- Protocol. IP Routing. Internet Control Message
- Protocol. Transmission control Protocol. Telnet.
- Network Security. File Transfer Protocol. Simple
- Mail Transfer Protocol. Centrally Managed
- TCP/IP Addressing. Trivial File Transfer
- Protocol. simple Network Management Protocol.
- Internet Services.
- * Tcp/Ip Complete
(Complete Series) -- this is an extremely bad book
- Ed Taylor / Paperback 607 pages/ Published by McGraw-Hill Companies; 03/1998;
- ISBN: 0070634009/Amazon Price: $55.96(20% off)
- Junk. The title promises a lot and the previous book in the "Complete" series (Complete Perl) was a really good
book. Here it's not the case. Instead of complete coverage you get a complete disaster -- a lot of pages to cover
very little and I found most explanations confusing. A lot of small errors. No routing coverage -- an interesting
understanding of the word "complete".
CD is a joke -- it contains some disorganized materials from the author hard drives and was created in an hour or
so -- it contains assorted connection of RFCs some named using numbers (e.g. RFC9999 and some renamed e.g. DHCP.txt)
without any search engine...
I am amazed that McGraw Hill editorial staff showed such a disrespect for customers including such a CD.
BTW Ed Taylor managed to publish a dozen of books on the subject...
- Here is a review the author other books The Network Architecture Design Handbook : Data, Voice, Multimedia, Intranet,
and Hybrid Networks (Taylor Networking Series):
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- Author is trivial, condescending, and even flippant. I have text books from a BS-CIS, two AAS, and 1/2 of a Masters.
I have read a lot of books. I'm not perfect, and I do realize it can be hard to write a book: but that is no excuse
for this book. (This is the only book I will say that I totally HATE).
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- The author is arrogant, condescending, and even flippant towards the reader. How stupid do you think we are Eddie?
(answer: stupid enough to spend money on this trash). The book is padded with a big list of RFC's and a Glossary that
consume more than 1/3 of back of the book. A trivial and shallow introduction and basics consume more than 1/3 of the
first part..leaving about 100 useful pages that were shallow and painful to read. Design? The only design was a way
to get a book on the market to get some money!!!
I paid $90.00 for this piece of garbage. I'll *never* buy another
book by Ed Taylor (The Taylor series of Trash Titles).
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- I use to think highly of McGraw-Hill.... after this book, even the Enquirer delivers more relevant data. Although
in a gesture of fairness, I would say I'm half way through a book on SONNET, also by MGH, which is a very good book.
So not all of their titles are bad.
-
- (all in all, be careful about which technical titles you buy. Not all MGH titles, IMHO, are worth your $$$). PS:
Mr. Ed Taylor: Go f*** yourself, do it today. You are an a**h** pretending to be an author, pal
- Table of Contents
- **+ Demystifying
Tcp/Ip
- Paul L., Dr. Schlieve / Paperback / Published 1997 / ISBN: 1556225393 Amazon price: $19.96
- No routing covered...
- Table of Contents
- Illustrated Tcp/Ip
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- Acknowledgments
Part One Introduction to the TCP/IP Protocol
Part Two The Protocol Suite of TCP/IP
Part Three Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
Part Four Beyond the IP Layer
Part Five IP Multicast
Part Six BOOTP, DHCP, RSVP, and SNMP
Index
- **** Second
Edition Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols (Addison Wesley Professional Computing Series)
- by Radia
Perlman
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- This is a classic book. Highly recommended on advanced level.
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A highly technical but easy to read book on networking |
January 6, 2000
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Reviewer: Andrew S. Tanenbaum from Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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If you are looking for a highly readable, but technical book on computer networking, this
one is great. It contains some material on hardware, but it is mostly about algorithms and protocols. The
author is one of the world's most respected authorities on the subject, having invented some of the key
protocols and algorithms herself. Unlike many experts, however, she is able to explain the material in a
straightforward way, making it accessible to anyone with a good technical background and an interest in
the subject. The final chapter, on protocol design folklore, is unmatched anywhere. It gives tremendous
insight into how to design a protocol and what can go wrong if you are not careful. This chapter is well
worth the price of the book alone and"must" reading for anyone actually planning to design a protocol. |
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Make sure you're ready for this book... then hang on! |
May 29, 2000
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Reviewer:
Richard Bejtlich (see more about me) from Texas, USA |
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I work in the intrusion detection field, and I approached this book as a definitive
and highly-respected guide to internetworking. "Interconnections" contained more than I bargained
for. If you're looking for a reference work that extends well beyond IP, and collects information for comparison
and posterity's sake, this tome is for you. If you're looking for more of an introductory to intermediate
text, with more of an IP focus, either look elsewhere or scour this book for what you need. I did find it
highly refreshing to read the words of a true master of the networking profession, and her candid evaluations
of protocols, committee decisions, and failures of common sense. I was especially pleased to absorb the
clarity of her opinions on layer 2 vs layer 3 switching, and all the vendor/committee mislabelling that
follows! (Is it a bridge, router, etc.?) Enjoy! |
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- **** TCP/IP
Illustrated, Volume 1 : The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) Vol 1 -- W. Richard
Stevens; Hardcover
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Not exhaustive |
April 17, 2000
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Reviewer:
Partho Bhowmick (see more about me) from Thousand oaks, CA |
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Not a very exhaustive treatment of the protocols, esp. TCP. Leaves a lot of gaps like not
explaining the SND, RCV & SEG variables & how they are used for error checking. You will find the RFCs alot
more exhaustive & they come free of cost. |
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Great explanation |
March 19, 2000
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Reviewer:
Chui Ong (see more about me) from Illinois, US |
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This book provides simple and in-depth explanation of the TCP/IP protocols. Handshaking
algorithm, TCP timeout retransmission and a whole lot of other TCP stuff. It allows you to see clearly how
everything works! Use this book with Unix Networking Programming by the same author and everything begins
to make sense! |
- **** TCP-IP
Illustrated, Volume 2 The Implementation (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing)
- by
Gary
R. Wright (Contributor),
Wright
Gary R.,
W.
Richard Stevens
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TCP/IP De-Mystified and Revealed |
January 5, 2000
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Reviewer: Nirav Raval from Canada |
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I was always fascinated by the way computers were connected over the networks and communicated.
Being a software programmer, I was looking for a book which could explain how the internet protocols work.
TCP/IP Illustrated gave me an excellent and in-depth details of how TCP/IP is implemented with a unique
line by line explanation of source code and clear diagrams. The book is an absolute must on every network
programmer's book shelf and for anyone like me interested in getting closer look at the way TCP/IP functions. |
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The best hard-core TCP/IP book out there. Period. |
November 19, 1999
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Reviewer:
Carl Schmokel (see more about me) from Dallas, TX |
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This book requires a strong knowledge of TCP/IP in order to get the most from it. Once you
have that, I recommend that you read this book in order to get a firm understanding of how TCP/IP actually
WORKS. Be advised, though...this text is a borderline reference book. Stevens (as you probably know) has
a dry writing style, so be sure to fill up on your favorite caffinated drink before digging in ;) |
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Impressive |
August 25, 1999
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Reviewer: rtchakmakjian@na.marconicomms.com from Canada |
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If you want to know the internal mechanisms used to build an IP stack, and how the mechanisms
are implemented, this is the book to refer to. The level of detail is very impressive. Although Vol.1 can
be read as a text book, Vol.2 is really a reference book with a large quantity of code. It is very easy
to read and well indexed (very important for a book of this nature). Simply put, it's one of the best TCP/IP
implementation books I've encountered yet. |
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It might be great if you are a programmer... |
August 3, 1998
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Reviewer: A reader from Cleveland, OH |
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I'm a network engineer and I'll tell you what, the examples in the book are pretty horrible.
They spent exactly a half a page on subnetting, which for anyone who knows subnetting, they should have
dedicated a seperate chapter to.
The book is way too academic and not enough true to life material.
If you are looking to find out what every single bit is doing at any given time, then this is the book
for you. If you're looking to use this book to set-up your WAN, don't bother.
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Comprehensive but dated, plus code wouldn't compile |
July 22, 1998
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Reviewer: A reader from hamilton nj |
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The covereage is comprehensive and in great detail, the organization of the material flows
in a logical manner. Stevens needs to put out a new edition soon to reflect recent enhancements to the protocols
(notably IPv6 and upgrades to TCP like larger window sizes (RFC 1323) which are quickly glossed over in
this edtion). Also, it's kind of aggravating that none of the code would compile on my system even though
Stevens supposedly tested it in my environment. And even if I could have compiled the code, I would still
need superuser priveleges to run traceroute and the other programs - it would be nice to provide utilities
that an average user could run. If you can get past these nits, this book really is an excellent reference
on TCP/IP and applications. Another excellent book which I recommend highly is "Networking UNIX" by Douba
for a more top level approach to this material. |
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- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction and Overview.
- 2. Review of Underlying Network Technologies.
- 3. Internetworking Concept and Architectural Model.
- 4. Internet Addresses.
- 5. Mapping Internet Addresses to Physical Addresses (ARP).
- 6. Determining and Internet Address at Startup (RARP).
- 7. Internet Protocol: Connectionless Datagram Delivery.
- 8. Internet Protocol: Routing IP Datagrams.
- 9. Internet Protocol: Error and Control Messages (ICMP).
- 10. Subnet and Supernet Address Extensions.
- 11. Protocol Layering.
- 12. User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
- 13. Reliable Stream Transport Service (TCP
- 14. Routing: Cores, Peers, and Algorithms (GGP).
- 15. Routing: Autonomous Systems (EGP).
- 16. Routing: In an Autonomous System (RIP, OSPF, HELLO).
- 17. Internet Multicasting (IGMP).
- 18. TCP/IP Over ATM Networks.
- 19. Client-Server Model of Interaction.
- 20. The Socket Interface.
- 21. Bootstrap and Autoconfiguration (BOOTP, DHCP).
- 22. The Domain Name System (DNS).
- 23. Applications: Remote Login (TELNET, Rlogin).
- 24. Applications: File Transfer and Access (FTP, TFTP, NFS).
- 25. Applications: Electronic Mail (822, SMTP, MIME).
- 26. Applications: Internet Management (SNMP, SNMPv2).
- 27. Summary of Protocol Dependencies.
- 28. Internet Security and Firewall Design.
- 29. The Future of TCP/IP (IPng, IPv6).
- Appendix 1: A Guide to RFCs.
- Appendix 2: Glossary of Internetworking Terms and Abbreviations.
- Index.
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- ***+ Internetworking
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- ****
IP Routing Primer
- Robert Wright / Paperback
- Cisco Press,1998
- ISBN: 1-57870-108-2
- Pages: 352
- Amazon price: $34.00
-
This is Cisco's IP Routing Primer that discusses the generic behavior of IP routing and packet forwarding using
Cisco routers. It goes into detailed analysis of several real-life scenarios to provide insight into the fundamentals
of IP that everybody supporting IP in a network should know.
By providing examples taken directly from Cisco routers, this book enables the reader to associate theoretical
behaviors discussed in many internetworking books with their real-life counterparts. The reader should find it much
easier to understand statements such as "Split horizon refers to the concept of not advertising routes over the
interface they were learned from …" when it is accompanied by actual screen output from a Cisco router as it sends
a routing table update to an adjacent router.
By providing examples of IP routing behaviors taken directly from Cisco routers, this book avoids theoretical
explanations that can vary from one networking engineer to another. Ask any 10 network engineers what a poison reverse
update is, and you will likely receive 10 different answers.
- Here is the author note on the book, posted on Amazon ( August 28, 1998)
Why I wrote this book and what I hope it can do for you
I wrote this book to help people who want to learn how IP behaves in a router-based network but don't have a
local expert to learn from. Many of the people who have become experts in IP Internetworking since
the beginning of the Internet had the advantage of learning from their peers and from the broader Internet community.
They also benefited from the fact that they developed their understanding and knowledge during the evolution of
the technologies that make the Internet what it is today.
Anybody attempting to enter the world of IP internetworking support today has a daunting task ahead of them.
The technologies already in place are extremely complex and the changes just keep on coming. And the one thing that
everybody needs to understand - how IP actually behaves in a router-based network - is often miss understood or
not understood at all. For example; ask any three people what "IP Routing Convergence" really means and you are
very likely to get three very different answers. This book attempts to get beyond theoretical discussions of IP
convergence by actually showing what happens when a network loses a transmission link and must converge on a new
topology. It also avoids expressing opinions on what "should" happen during IP convergence by showing in detail
what actually happens. IP convergence is only one of the topics that are presented in this real world manner. How
routers make decisions on where to forward IP packets and many other concepts are included as well.
This book was not written with the intent of teaching Cisco router configuration techniques or how to design
networks with Cisco routers. Nor is it intended to be an in depth guide to the TCP/IP protocol suite or to
specific routing protocols like IGRP, EIGRP, BGP or OSPF.
Good
Book: Covers Basics That Are Glossed Over by Others, January 7, 1999
This is a an excellent book. Contrary to its title, I do not think this book is for raw beginners. Nor does this
book help for the CCNA. But its loaded with supposedly "basic" topics that you must know and that other books just
gloss over, like: route summarization, default routes (in detail), VLSM, IP Unnumbered,
Discontiguous Networks, etc. All of the above subjects are covered in the context of how routing is affected.
 Some
good info but not well organized, June 28, 2005
There is some good info in this book but the principle criticism with is a major lack of organization of
the material. It is almost as though the topics were written on little pieces of paper, thrown into a hat,
and then drawn one at a time and associated to chapter 2, chapter 3, etc. For example, a discussion of binary
numbers and network addressing, a preliminary topic, is left until chapter 8.
"VLSMs" and "IP unnumbered" are combined into one chapter. Although both topics can be thought to solve
a similar problem, not much of a case is made for that.
There are actually no chapters specific to routing protocols, the heart of routing. Instead,
an assumption seems to be made that the reader is already familiar with routing protocols, in spite of the
first chapter assuming the reader knows nothing about routing.
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- **** Cisco
Routers for IP Routing Little Black Book
- Innokenty Rudenko / Paperback / Published 1999
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- Actually the book is not little it's almost 500 pages long ;-). This is a very decent book. It is also priced
much more reasonably that books from Cisco.
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Dont miss this book! |
December 2, 1999
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Reviewer:
mreza (see more about me) from Lahore, Pakistan |
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Ok. So you've got all the Cisco Press Books. And you think what good is one little black
book going to make. This is one of the most practical books on Cisco so far. The other one written from
a practical approach was a title by McGraw-Hill.
This book is a winner. The author literally packs so much information in so few pages! unbelievable.
This book covers almost everything : Bridging, Routing protocols, Frame-Relay, Redistribution etc.
Highly Recommended. You wont be sorry. Invaluable for the CCIE Lab. Get this book plus Bruce Caslow's.
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Good book with examples of command output |
November 2, 1999
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Reviewer: router guy from Monterey, CA |
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This book is an EXCELLENT buy. For the price you can't beat it. I love the way it show you
examples of commands, with the output. That is invaluable. It also show examples of entire config. files.
The only thing I wish it had were examples of the actual prompts before each command. Each example has
the same default prompt, so it is difficult to see what mode the command was typed in.
All in all, though, the book is a must buy for anyone who works with routers, or is studying for Cisco
certification.
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- ****
Practical Cisco Routers
- by Joe
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The book is an excellent introduction--not only to Cisco, but also to networking itself.
Outstanding
Book, June 3, 2000
Reviewer: A reader from USA
This was an outstanding book with the little knowledge I had already on Cisco routers. This books brought me
up to speed in a hurt in a fun easy to read type book. I loved it. And I look forward to reading more of the
Practical Series of books from QUE.
This is an
excellent introduction to cisco router book!, May 8, 2000
Reviewer:
Aminur Rizal Afip (see more about me) from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
I do agree that this is the best introduction book for Cisco beginners. It gives you from all the basic things
you need to know about networking concepts and then explain the features of the routers and how to configure
it.
I would recommend this books to my friends. Well the price itself is affordable :)
Great book
for Beginners !, April 14, 2000
Reviewer:
Ramesh Khanna (see more about me) from Chennai, India
One of the best intros to Cicso Routers and Networking in general. Networking topics are NOT explained in detail,
but it is sufficient to get the feet wet for beginners. The chapter on TCP/IP is very good and exhaustive though
not elaborated. As far as Cisco Routers are concerned, it give a handsholding type of introduction. One of the
best books that I've read. Supplement this book by Cisco TCP/IP by Chris Lewis, TCP/IP Routing by Jeff Doyle,
ICRC by Laura Chappell (There are other books of the same name, ICRC, by not so good authors) and ACRC. Also
Cicso, A beginners Guide by Tom and Toby is recommended.
This is THE
best intro book on Cisco routers, December 20, 1999
Reviewer: Robert T Wahl from Browns Mills, NJ, USA
Out of all the books I've bought to study for my CCNA, this book is the best. The writing style and presentation
are enjoyable, not dry or overwhelming. The examples and screenshots are worthwhile and informative. Almost
every page has a "blue box" sidebar that is worth reading, giving good information, not just trivial tidbits.
One of the best things about this book is the attention given to entering router commands, especially what prompt/mode
you need to be in. Almost every command example is given within the context of "at this prompt" or "in this
mode". It's a stress-saver. Other books just say "do this". I would highly recommend this book for everyone
who wants to learn about Cisco routers or is studying for their CCNA.
***+ CISCO
A Beginner's Guide
by
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- ***+ Cisco
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*** Cisco Certification
Bridges, Routers and Switches for CCIEs
by
Andrew Bruce Caslow,
Valeriy Pavlichenko (Editor)
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something helpful
but don't expect too much.., March 2, 2000
Reviewer: James from New York, USA
I have read this book since last Oct. At that time, there were not too much CCIE books you could choose and I was
kind of new to this area.
Last month I passed the CCIE Written Test and now is head on lab exam preparation with sold foundation about
internetworking system.
As I looked back to this book and the reviews on this site, I felt that this book really provides something helpful
in the way for troubleshooting methodoligy and frame relay. But for CCIE lab or Written Test, it might not be helpful
too much.
You have to look for more resource to prepare yourself. Everyone with diierent backgound may have different view
about this book. I'm sure that once you find something different from couple months ago about this book, you really
learned a lot of things !
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CCIE Fundamentals: Network Design & Case Studies
- Inc Cisco Systems / Hardcover
- Routing
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CISCO A Beginner's
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This book
was the bomb.com, April 18, 2000
Reviewer: Jamie Brown from South Dakota, US
This was a very helpful book that was very well written. I would highly recommend it to any Network Admin or
anybody just wanting to learn more. It didn't only focus on CISCO products, but on the generic products used.
It not only explained routers, switches, etc. it explained Network Managment, and other useful tools. This
book also gave good troublshooting tips and also came with Network Blueprints. I was very impressed and will
look for more books by this publisher.
A great Cisco
reference book!, June 12, 2000
Reviewer:
Kevin Long (see more about me) from Colorado Springs
I passed the CCNA today, partially due to this book (although the test study guides were more useful for that
purpose). I'm new to IT, coming from a completely unrelated field. This book isn't the best introduction to
networking and Cisco I found (I'd recommend Myhre's CCNA Certification book for that), but I know this will
be my most useful reference book as I begin my IT career. It's full of information and laid out in an accessible
format. I was truly a beginner when I picked up this book, and when I finished it I had a good grasp of routers,
switches, IOS, and the OSI model. I'm sure this is a great book to get if you're familiar with networking but
new to Cisco. If you're really green (as I was) and in pursuit of your CCNA, you'd do well to try Myhre's book
first.
A "Must Have"
book for both the beginner and professional., January 21, 2000
Reviewer:
THOMAS M. OSTROWSKI; MPC+I, MCSE (see more about me) from Tampa, Florida
For the beginner this book fills in all the holes left out by the many different study guides and training materials
available for the CCNA exam. Terms and definitions are very abundant and are located right along side of the
terminology being discussed. Tom Shaughnessy assumes that the reader knows nothing about Cisco products and
takes you from A - Z on routers, switches, hubs, and much more. After reading this book the study book I used
was more of a review guide. Also a great book for review of networking essentials. For the professional this
is a great book to have in your reference library. This book is not a study guide. It contains no practice exams,
questions or exercises. When it's time to get back to the basics, this is the book to have!
A well-written,
thorough book., July 27, 2000
Reviewer:
Jerry Patterson (see more about me) from Laurel Springs, NJ USA
This book is a great resource for covering the basics of all aspects of WANs. As a Network Engineer getting
into WANs, it filled in all of the holes. A fantastic reference for people who realize there is more to working
with computers than certification study guides.
- CCNA Certification
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- OUTSTANDING
STUDY GUIDE!!!, February 5, 2000
Reviewer: Robert Shaffer Jr. MCSE, CCNA from USA
I bought Robert Myhre's CCNA Certification book and a Cisco 2501 Router on February 1, 2000. Prior to that date
I had no working knowledge of Cisco routers and very little knowledge of networking in general. Today, February
5, 2000 I passed the Cisco CCNA test with an 804. The only study guide I used was this book and a router. This book
covers every CCNA exam objective. It has excellent labs with practice questions at the end of each chapter. The
author has done an exceptional job.
- CCNA Virtual
Lab e-trainer
- by
Todd Lammle,
William Tedder,
Bill Tedder
CD-ROM Bk&CD-ROM 1st edition (March 2000)
Sybex; ISBN: 0782127282 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.92 x 9.32 x 7.84
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- If you don't
have access to a router, this is for you!, June 12, 2000
Reviewer:
Kevin Long (see more about me) from Colorado Springs
I'm new to the IT world, and I've still never laid hands on a router, so I had to do a great deal of reading to
pass the CCNA exam. Using the e-trainer supplemented my reading and familiarized me with IOS commands in a manner
that just reading about them didn't. I really like the Network Visualizer feature. I passed the CCNA today, and
one of my highest scores was on the IOS portion - that is due mainly to the e-trainer. After reading several books,
I recommend this path to folks with limited experience who are pursuing the CCNA*: (1.) Myhre's book (CCNA Certification:
Routing Basics...); (2a.) Lammle's study guide; (2b.) the e-trainer router simulator; (3.) Lammle's CCNA Exam Notes
* Note that this is in reference to CCNA1: 640-407. This test will be retired at the end of July 2000, so the
new CCNA (640-507) may change this.
The e-trainer isn't perfect as I ran into some commands that weren't accepted, etc., but it does the job. I can
comfortably give the e-trainer 5 stars. It's been invaluable to me as a person who doesn't have access to any network
equipment.
Good for an introduction,
but nothing more!, May 25, 2000
Reviewer:
Bradley Chapple (see more about me) from Loveland, Colorado
I fully agree with William Smittle from Oklahoma after reading his review of this product. This product is good
for someone who wants an introduction to the world of Cisco routing, yet cannot afford to pay $800 each for second-hand
routers. I only have one compaint, but it's a major one:
They could have easily added more commands to the this product. I was trying to follow the course of Todd Lammle's
book: CCNA Study Guide, and half the commands do NOT work. Simple little things, like trying to trace the path taken
to another host using "TRACE 172.16.10.1" comes back with INVALID INPUT! Not to mention many other basic commands,
which also produce the same result.
Todd Lammle was co-creator of this piece of software. So I can only wonder if he intentionally left out much
of the funtionality from the Sybex version only to make his $300 ROUTERSIM program look better! Hmmmmmm...
- Exam Cram Routing
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Jason Waters,
Shawn D. McNutt,
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Best
book to Buy!!!, July 9, 2000
Reviewer: A reader from Dayton Ohio
I finally passed thanks to this one. I had bought the Sybex book which was OK but I failed, then I got the
simulator which was a real waste of money. I finally got this one because I used the Exam Cram to pass the
Network+. This book is great and it had a lot more info than the others and I really felt confident by the
time I was finished. The test was still tough but I passed with the information I finally got in this book.
The CD is great too, study all the questions and answers and you should pass too. Many thanks for a book
well done!!
My step
up from the MCSE, July 2, 2000
Reviewer: Allen Simmons from Tucson, AZ
I thought after finishing my MCSE last year I knew all about computer networks. This book sure opened my
eyes. It's a smooth path from that curriculum to the Cisco networking world. It starts with the OSI model
and moves into network structure then has a real good chapter on the different Cisco products: switches,
routers, modular devices, DSL, ATM etc. Then it explains the Cisco IOS, how to program the router copy and
transfer images, NVRAM, Flash etc. This was all well explained so I could move on with confidence. Next
came the protocols, IP, IPX and routing protocols which I never knew existed, but learned well. The book
finishes with lots of coverage on WANs particularly Frame Relay which was heavily covered on the exam. Then
came access lists which were well explained and also covered on the exam. Simply put, this book had all
the coverage for the exam and only having unrelated A+ and Microsoft training I was able to pass the CCNA
on the first try. Word of warning though, don't take it lightly, study hard, the test is hard but the material
is all in here. The CD is great to determine if your ready too.
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IPV6 Supporting the Next Generation Internet Protocols
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Great examples.
Well worth the price! April 22, 1999
Reviewer: mlholloway@yahoo.com from Las Vegas, NV
With the price of Cisco books, it's amazing I was able to find one this complete for less than $30!
I am a CCNA who is still fairly new to Cisco products, but not routing. I now work with Cisco products every
day and I also have a home lab for the CCNP/CCIE - so this book is worth it's weight in GOLD to me.
The thing that impressed me the most is that it goes beyond simple Cisco 800/1600/2500 series router configuration
examples and uses many of the high end router IOS commands - so no matter what you are configuring, whether it's
a 2501 or a 7000; ISDN, FDDI, Ehternet, or Token Ring; SNMP,TFTP; RIP, BGP, or OSPF; or any of the other major Cisco
"must know" items then you need this book.
As a CCNP/CCIE candidate AND a Network Administrator I really have an appreciation for the "Case Study" in the
book. It *really* shows you what to expect in the real world environment of WANs. BTW, it makes a great CCIE Lab
Scenario too!
Overall, I feel my money was very well spent. It has already paid for itself. It will be on my desk for a long,
long time.
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- by Mark A. Miller. Paperback (July 1999)
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In reality this book is about protocol traces. Half of first 500 pages is rehash of general concepts. Appendixes
that consume almost 200 pages (from p .519) are completely useless. CD contain RFC and is not organized well. No
other methods of troubleshooting are discussed. I do not see any significant changes since the second edition.
For example the author approach to troubleshooting internet connection in Ch.4 is not realistic and too
complex. Book is poorly organized.
could be much better
January 4, 1999
The author may be an expert but he's not a good writer. There's too much talk and too many "facts" you have to memorize.
When it finally comes to interpreting sample network analysis reports, it's not nearly detailed enough. I thought
the opposite before I bought the book. Secondly, as common to all books published by a cheap publisher, there're
too many errors. Third, the CD contains RFQs, which you can get from the Internet. No programs. I wish I could get
the sniffer program he used in the book. --This text refers to the
Paperback edition.
practical knowledge
on reading packet traces November 14, 1998
Reviewer: A reader from San Jose, CA Everyone seems to have lots of great reference books on network design
and protocol specifications.
If you actually have to fix a network problem (or even harder, explain to a vendor that they need to fix a problem),
your best bet is to show them a packet trace and say "there is the problem, and it's your fault!"
The only way to do this is to learn to read packet traces. Theory is not always useful in practice.
This book complements all any network library, and is a easy read for reasonably experienced network professionals.
The structure of the book is simple. Each chapter provides a brief review of a concept, then several example problems.
Each problem comes with a problem description, a packet trace, and a solution.
The ability to define a problem in this way is both cool and great for the resume.
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