Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol. I: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture [Hardcover]

Douglas E. Comer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0132169878 | ISBN-13: 978-0132169875 | Publication Date: March 24, 1995 | Edition: 3rd

NEW EDITION COMING SOON. The best introduction to computer networking with TCP/IP for intermediate and advanced level computer networking courses, or as a superb professional reference.

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The all-time best-selling TCP/IP book, this is still the reference for anyone who wants to learn about or work with the TCP/IP protocol suite. Justly renowned for its clarity and accessibility,this superb text covers wide area Internet backbones as well as local area network technologies like FDDI and Ethernet. This is volume 1 of a 3 part set including Internetworking With TCP/IP (Vol. 2): Design, Implementation, and Internals and Internetworking With TCP/IP (Vol. 3): Client-Server Programming and Applications/BSD Socket Version

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THEclassic text for an introduction to TCP/IP. -- Jon Postel, RFC Editor and former Deputy Internet Architect

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3rd edition (March 24, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132169878
• ISBN-13: 978-0132169875
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,178,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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88 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best TCP-IP introduction you can find, September 18, 2000

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HELIO CARDOSO - See all my reviews

This review is from: Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol.1: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

To learn about TCP-IP there are three aspects you should consider: TCP-IP standards, TCP-IP implementation and TCP-IP programming.

Are you looking for a good intro about TCP-IP Standards? This is surely the best. This book isn't about TCP-IP programming or implementation; I would say that it is an organized, gentle and concise presentation of the Internet documentation known as RFC ( request for comments ). After reading this book you should try "TCP-IP Illustrated, Vol. 1" by Richard Stevens, because it offers a more practical approach describing a real TCP-IP Internet "on the fly". After these two books you have a good background to read the Internet RFCs and more specific books about routing, firewalls, proxys, Internet high-level protocols and applications ( http, ftp, telnet, smtp, pop, etc ... ).

After the basics you should read a book about a particular implementation of TCP-IP for the OS you are using. A nice intro about TCP-IP for Unix is "TCP-IP Network Administration" by Craig Hunt. Three other O'Reilly's books about specific topics on TCP-IP Administration for Unix are "DNS and Bind" , "Sendmail" and "Managing NFS and NIS".

If you are interested in Unix TCP-IP programming there is still a quite long way, because you should know "C" language, basic Unix programing and Unix network programming. For this herculean task, I highly recommend "Advanced Programming in Unix Environment" by Richard Stevens for basic Unix programming and "Unix Network Programming Vol. 1" also by Richard Stevens for TCP-IP programming. These are the best books on basic and network programming for Unix OS.

By the way, You don't need the Volumes 2 and 3 of this book. This Volume 1 is the only one you should buy.

35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stevens is practical, Comer is theoretical, December 31, 2000

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This review is from: Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol.1: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

There are several "bibles" of TCP/IP floating around. This is one of them. Comer takes a more academic and theoretical approach to the topic of TCP/IP with this book than TCP/IP Illustrated Vol 1 by Richard Stevens. I believe that a person interested in this topic should read the Stevens book first, then read this one to further extend her knowledge. Both books are excellent companions to your library and you really can't go wrong with either.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction. Does not assume knowledge of networking, November 27, 1999

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booklover "booklover" (Arlington, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol. I: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (Hardcover)

This book is a great introduction to TCP/IP. It is pretty self-contained and those with computer experience but without networking experiencing will find that it is a good introduction to networking. It is not complete as Stevens' TCP/IP Illustrated, however.