TCP/IP Clearly Explained

There are lots of books available about TCP/IP. Some are filled with great technical information, but are difficult to follow, because of the realm of information. Others are easier to read, but lack some important details. This book strikes a happy medium: full of excellent information, but still written in a style that's easy to follow and understand.Among the topics covered besides obviously "TCP/IP" are network addresses and names (and assigning them), internetwork architecture, routing protocols, broadcasting and multicasting, and TCP/IP applications. There are also chapters about IPv6 (the so-called "next generation of IP") and brief chapters on intranets and extranets.The book also contains a wealth of other resources. At the end of each chapter is a list of relevant RFC (Request For Comments), so the reader can learn more. The Appendixes also contain other references, a biliography and even a glossary of terms.Another reviewer said if he could only have one book about TCP/IP, this would be it. I wholeheartedly agree.

This book really helped me to understand how Internet protocols work. I use this book as a springboard to learning about TCP/IP and related standards--because each chapter lists references to relevant RFCs, I can dig deeper when necessary.

I was looking for a crash course on understanding TCP/IP and how it provides a foundation for the internet. I have just finished reading this book and found useful information in every chapter. This is comprehensive and technical subject matter presented in an easy to understand manner.

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.

This book is, IMHO, a well-organized and straightforward introduction to TCP/IP issues. It's not as detailed as Stevens' _Illustrated TCP/IP_, which is an excellent source if you're doing network implementations--but that's not what *this* book is supposed to be. This book is very obviously intended for people who just need to understand the basics and who need to understand how all the different parts of TCP/IP fit together.I'd definitely recommend this one for people who don't know much about networking and need to know more.