Sams Teach Yourself Tcp/Ip in 24 Hours

Sams Teach Yourself Series

by Joe Casad

A series of 24 lessons introduces the TCP/IP protocol stack and protocol layers, describes some of the devices, services, and utilities for supporting TCP/IP networks, and outlines Internet email protocols and basic security methods. The third edition adds a chapter on wireless networking and overviews of XML and web services. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Reference, Computers, Technical, Technology, Nonfiction, Computer Science

455 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Chad]

Useful resource for learning about the TCP/IP stack.

Notes
Routing
External Border Gateway Protocol (eBGP) is used on edge of AS to pass messages to other ASes. Internal Border Gateway Protocol (iBGP) is used inside of an AS to subdivide networks.

Name Resolution
Windows servers have a native DNS service, but some Microsoft admins prefer third-party DNS implementations. UNIX/Linux servers have several DNS implementation options; most popular is Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND).

DNS zone: group of DNS hosts in collective configuration with common set of DNS servers.

A domain is a subdivision of the namespace; a zone is a collection of hosts.

If a subdomain isn't specifically delegated, it doesn't require a separate zone and is included with zone file for parent domain.

Encryption, Tracking, and Privacy
TLS is designed to operate with TCP. Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) provides TLS-like security for UDP.

IPsec operates inside TCP/IP protocol stack, beneath Transport layer.

Cookies were originally stored as small text files on client. Modern browsers store cookies in a SQLite database for efficiency.

[Matt Simmons]

I read the sixth edition. While I skimmed a lot of the later chapters, the early chapters did a fantastic job on being both detailed and highly readable, taking me from someone who knew nothing about TCP/IP to having a very solid understanding of networking and networking protocols. The last ten or so chapters are places to jump in and out of depending on your interests and your work, but still full of good information written in the same readable, informative style. The inclusion of quizzes and exercises (along with a solution key) in the sixth edition makes this a great study and learning resource. Recommended.

[Tech Ninja]

Rating of 4/5 This book taught a lot though most I knew, and some was just unnecessary like HTML and going into a programmer's point of view in a technician type of book, Definitely recommend to get a better idea of networking though

[Gary Jones]

Some heavy going in places, but it does get right into the descriptions of how it all works. A good reference for anyone mildly interested and a bible if you need to know this stuff.

[Max]

Absolutely amazing introduction

I don’t often review books but I believe in recognising exceptional effort and this book deserves it.

I’d say the target audience is for those who are computer network literate (not experts though) and who’d like to learn more because e.g. they want to program in the cloud etc.

[Pantelis]

Quite a useful book, though dated. Even the dated/now useless parts are interesting if you're into networks. Do note that the language is dry and technical -- but then again, if you're looking into learning TCP/IP you wouldn't be looking for poetry either.