TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols |  | Author: W. Richard Stevens
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: US ed
Pages: 600
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0201633469
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.62
UPC: 785342633467
EAN: 9780201633467
ASIN: 0201633469
Publication Date: January 10, 1994
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TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols is an excellent text that provides encyclopedic coverage of the TCP/IP protocol suite. What sets this book apart from others on this subject is the fact that the author supplements all of the discussion with data collected via diagnostic programs; thus, it is possible to "watch" the protocols in action in a real situation. Also, the diagnostic tools involved are publicly available; the reader has the opportunity to play along at home. This offers the reader an unparalleled opportunity to really get a feel for the behavior of the protocols in day-to-day operation. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols features clear discussions and well-designed figures. Volume two of this series, TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 2: The Implementation, covers the implementation of TCP/IP. Volume three explores TCP for Transactions, HTTP, NNTP, and the Unix Domain Protocols.
Product Description
Finally, programmers that need to truly understand the TCP/IP protocol suite have a resource to turn to, TCP/IP Illustrated. Instead of merely describing the RFC's, bestselling author Rich Stevens takes an innovative "visual" approach which, combined with his writing style, results in an accessible "understandable" guide to TCP/IP.
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Quick in shipping June 7, 2009
N. Chitters (California, USA)
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The seller is fast in shipping and received the item in very good condition. Will do business again with this seller!
Awesome book April 14, 2009
Vikram Natarajan (sunnyvale, ca, usa)
This is a must have for any networking professional! I have not come across a better book on TCP/IP with real life illustrated examples and applications. Give you solid understanding on tcp concepts. great reference to have.
 Tons of Detail, No Practical Application November 25, 2008
Bill W. Cunningham (Charlotte, NC United States)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
First, I must say that I have great respect for the author. My 3 star rating in no way reflects his authority on TCP/IP, but rather how the book met my needs.
This is a college textbook, not a technical manual. There is a huge amount of theoretical detail about the workings of the protocols, but no information at all on field applications. I was looking for something to help me in analyzing packet captures and diagnosing network outages. Regrettably, this is not the book I needed.
If you are a grad student looking to make a career in the ivory tower, this book is for you. If you work in the trenches, operating a real network, this book will probably end up on your shelf collecting dust.
This Is The Bible On The TCP/IP Protocol Stack June 8, 2008
Paramdeep Singh (Toronto Canada)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is THE BIBLE. This is the gold standard for the exposition of the TCP/IP protocol stack. Every other TCP/IP protocol book must be measured by the yardstick of this book. This is simply the most comprehensive book ever written on the TCP/IP protocol stack. It's crystal clear and utterly lucid. Stevens tome leads the reader logically, methodically and effortlessly through all of the layers of the TCP/IP protocol stack: the Link Layer (ethernet frames), IP layer, Transport Layer etc. All nuances of TCP/IP are discussed: Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), RARP, ICMP, IGMP, User Datagram Protocol, Transmission Control Protocol etc. In particular, the 135 page exposition of the transmission control protocol is a masterstroke. Application level protocols such as DNS, NFS, FTP, SMTP are discussed at length. TCP/IP Illustrated is Unix-centric. Given that the roots of TCP/IP are in Unix, every serious appreciation of the protocol requires at least a basic understanding of Unix philosophy. This book is a masterpiece of technical writing in Computer Science. Do not be mislead by the one negative review of this book on the spurious grounds that it is outdated. The TCP/IP protocol has not changed since the publication of this book in 1994. I have two copies of this book and will probably buy a third copy. I very, very highly recommend TCP/IP Illustrated Volume I.
Must read book for intruduction to TCP/IP networking June 6, 2008
Pusthaka Vimarsakudu (Rohnert Park, CA United States)
It is a very good book for understanding TCP/IP protocol suite. It has lots of tools explained in detail to explore the different protocols on unix/linux based systems. Most of the protocols are presented well. It is a must have book for learning networking concepts. I highly recommend this book.
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