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This CD is overpriced and outdated so shop for a reasonable price.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
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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.
{Safari}
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
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.
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Effective TCP-IP Programming 44 Tips to Improve Your Network Programs
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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
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Amazon.com Sales Rank: 26,716
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Number of Reviews: 6
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The NAT Handbook Implementing and Managing Network Address Translation
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by Bill Dutcher
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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
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Internet Core Protocols the Definitive Guide
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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
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by Craig Hunt (he authored a popular
O'Reilly book TCP/IP Network Administration)
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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
Avg. Customer Review:

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. |
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TCP-IP Clearly Explained, Third Edition
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by
Peter Loshin
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Amazon Price: $35.96
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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. |
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Textbook Binding
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Second Edition Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking
Protocols (Addison Wesley Professional Computing Series)
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by
Radia Perlman
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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) .
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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.
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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:
based on 3 reviews.
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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.
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The Networking Cd Bookshelf ( Version1.0) 6 Bestselling
Books on Cd-Rom ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
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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
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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
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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
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Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 14 Days
-- electronic text is available from
www.informit.com
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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
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by
John Ray
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Amazon Price: $23.99
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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
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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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Ip Fundamentals : What Everyone Needs to Know About Addressing
& Routing ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
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Thomas A. Maufer / Paperback / Published 1999
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Paperback - 492 pages (May 1999)
Amazon Price: $39.99 ~ You Save: $10.00 (20%)
Average Customer Review: *****
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Table of contents
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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
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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
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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
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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
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by
Andrew G. Blank
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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
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Decent and very inexpensive introduction.
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TCP/IP Blueprints
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Robin Burk, et al / Paperback / Published 1997
Amazon Price: $27.99 ~ You Save: $12.00 (30%)
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Robin Burk also authored
Unix Unleashed,
Unix Unleashed - Internet Edition (Unleashed),
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Inside Tcp/Ip : A Comprehensive Introduction to Protocols and
Concepts (Inside Series)
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Karanjit Siyan (Editor), et al / Paperback, 700 pages /New Riders
Publishing 3d edution. Published November, 1997
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Amazon price: $39.99 ~ You Save: $10.00 (20%)
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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;
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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
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Exam Cram Tcp/Ip
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Ed Tittel, et al / Paperback / Published 1998
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Hands-On Tcp/Ip ( Series on Computer Communications)
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Paul Simoneau / Paperback, 452 pages / Published by
McGraw-Hill in 1997 / contains CD-ROM
- Amazon price: $43.96 ~ You Save: $10.99 (20%)
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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.
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Tcp/Ip Complete (Complete Series) -- this is an extremely
bad book
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Ed Taylor / Paperback 607 pages/ Published by McGraw-Hill Companies;
03/1998;
- ISBN: 0070634009/Amazon Price: $55.96(20% off)
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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...
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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.
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(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
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Demystifying Tcp/Ip
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Paul L., Dr. Schlieve / Paperback / Published 1997 / ISBN: 1556225393
Amazon price: $19.96
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No routing covered...
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Table of Contents
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Illustrated Tcp/Ip (Wiley Illustrated Networks Series)
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Matthew G. Naugle, Matt Naugle / Paperback / Published 1998
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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
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Protocols (Addison Wesley Professional Computing Series)
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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! |
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TCP-IP Illustrated, Volume 2 The Implementation (Addison-Wesley
Professional Computing)
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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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Internetworking With Tcp/Ip : Principles, Protocols, and
Architecture Vol 1
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by
Douglas Comer
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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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Jeff Doyle / Hardcover / Published 1998
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IP Routing Primer
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Robert Wright / Paperback
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Cisco Press,1998
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ISBN: 1-57870-108-2
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Pages: 352
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Amazon price: $34.00
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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.
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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
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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
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by
Joe Habraken
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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.
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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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Routing in the Internet
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CISCO A Beginner's Guide
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by
Tom Shaughnessy,
Toby J. Velte
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Paperback - 590 pages 1st edition (October 14, 1999)
Osborne McGraw-Hill; ISBN: 0072121157 ;
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 409
Avg. Customer Review:

Number of Reviews: 22
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.
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CCNA Certification Routing Basics for Cisco Certified Network
Associates
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by
Robert N. Myhre,
Robert Myrhe
Our Price: $39.99
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Amazon.com Sales Rank: 6,841
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Number of Reviews: 13
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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.
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CCNA Virtual Lab e-trainer
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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
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 2,809
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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...
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Exam Cram Routing and Switching Flash Cards
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Robert Gradante
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The Coriolis Group; ISBN: 1576106322 ; Dimensions (in inches):
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Amazon.com Sales Rank: 7,140
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CCNA Routing and Switching Exam Prep
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Mark A. Poplar,
Jason Waters,
Shawn D. McNutt,
David Stabenaw,
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Number of Reviews: 11
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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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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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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