| TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) | 
| Author: W. Richard Stevens
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 59368
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: US ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 600
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
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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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.
Amazon.com Review
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.
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 Tons of Detail, No Practical Application November 25, 2008
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
1 out of 1 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
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.
It's a BIBLE for TCP/IP workers. April 6, 2008
Either if you're a pro or a student, this book is a MUST-HAVE. "Buy it NOW, don't waste more time" is the best advice I could give to you.
Way overdue for a revision November 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has very well detailed TCP/IP information, unfortunately some of the information is outdated. The book is easy to follow, and would make an even better learning tool if updated. I bought the book since it was required reading for a class, but I would opt out for a younger publishing on this topic if I had a choice.
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