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A complete guide to Linux sockets, showing how to work with the different types of sockets: streams, datagrams, and raw. Also shows how to work with multicast and broadcast messages, how to create secure sockets using OpenSSL, how to prepare for IPv6 and how to convert programs accordingly. Also offers information about network security, and a number of other topics. Softcover. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Sean Walton MSCS, formerly a lead design technology specialist and configuration management team lead on the process improvement team at Nationwide Financial has also worked for Hewlett Packard where he developed the automatic language detection feature found on the LaserJet printers (patent #5,392,419). Sean also developed a real time micro operating system for the 8052 microcontroller for emulating printer engines. Sean got his MSCS in 1990 from BYU specializing in merging language and multitasking theory. He has many years of professional experience in several types of UNIX programming and administration including Linux, Ultrix, SunOS and System V. Because of this background, he focuses on system-independent programming that facilitates easy porting. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Has useful tidbits (but that's about it), September 19, 2001

By	Alexander L. Belikoff (NY, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Linux Socket Programming (Paperback)

First of all, this book is no UNPv1. If you want to learn network programming for UNIX/Linux, there is nothing that could replace UNPv1 (Stevens "Unix Network Programming" 2nd ed., vol. 1). [CORRECTION: actually Comer's book(s) are comparable to those of Stevens]

Now back to the book reviewed. I bought it because it seemed to elaborate a bit more on a subject covered only briefly by Stevens: concurrent network I/O in real-world conditions. Well, it did have a special section on the subject but it didn't provide any particular information I was looking for:

- analysis of different I/O methods' behavior under different load conditions

- throughput analysis

- applicability of different methods in different UNIX flavours (Oops, this is a book for Linux! Still, it would be nice if the author at least mentioned the portability issues)

- while the examples were nice and clear, it would make sense to create an I/O abstraction layer that would act as a (de)multiplexor and to change only this layer for every I/O paradigm.

So, once we get past the section on real-world network I/O issues, what we are left with is a decent yet not perfect book on network programming. It will teach you how to develop network applications for Linux but it won't provide the same depth UNPv1 does.

Conclusion: Read it if you want to quickly start developing network apps and you don't have time for UNPv1. Otherwise go for UNPv1. Still, it is worthwhile to skim through the sections on throughput and performance.