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NT Network Programming Toolkit

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Yes, the first chapters are good. Yes, they explain the the way sockets work. But, does this book give a single concise example ... NO! The book has reviews online and on the back of the book, which state, "No prior knowledge nessecary," and "Great for Beginners!" Well I've written network code on UNIX before and I have some limited experience on NT; but I couldn't figure out the books examples. Not to mention I had a hell of a time getting the projects off the CD-ROM and into a workspace. (I was never able to convert the projects, I could just get the *.cpp and *.h files) All in all, this book is not for someone who with little experience.

Great introduction to the concepts. Thin book. Thin chapters. The only downsides are the AppWizard screen shots and the general grunginess of the example code. If you use the code from the book as actual production code then you are going to be building yourself an expressway to your own personal maintenance hell.

Spent ages looking for a book that explained in simple terms the major Internet protocols and how to implement them under NT using MFC. And here it all is! Complete with examples, each implementation is explored in detail from the ground up. Definitely a must-have for Windows NT network programmers (or any programmer who has to deal with nework protocols).

Provides a wealth of worthwhile information and sample code useful even to the most experienced developers, while also providing plain language explanations of the protocols involved.

Come to think of it, if Murphy insists on explaining all of this in plain english he could put us all out of a job. He must be stopped!!

I found this book to be an excellant introduction to various networking protocalls. It includes very clear sample programmes, all worked through step-by-step. As a newcomer to this area I find this book to be very useful, the best one I have read so far.

Murphy tackles the material with a no nonsense and very business-like approach. An excellent introduction. Highly recommended.

This book gives a sound foundation for NT Network programming, especially if you haven't worked too much in the NT environment.