TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)

Written by the man that help to define TCP, this is a book that belongs on the bookshelf of every network professional. No other reasource even begins to cover the TCP/IP protocol suite in such detail

Plain Text, Clear explaination, Good Coverage These factors lead this book to be the best book of TCP/IP, without this book, TCP/IP would not be a easy stuff for networking people.

All stuff in TCP/IP were covered in this book. I would like to call this book 'BOOK OF NETWORKING PROTOCOL', most of the stuff were clearly explained, by the plain text, examples, captured results, I think this book is really illustrated.

No matter for newbies or expert in networking, this book is suitable for you. The only I could say is 'Read it'.

If you have to buy only one book on networking, this should be the one. This is a reference book used by the Router Support teams at most major manufacturers.

This book, although dated, explains the protocols clearly with a good number of examples and diagrams. Exercises further enhance the reader's understanding of TCP/IP. This reviewer started his computer networking career using this book as a guide. Together with a PC running Linux or FreeBSD, one can learn from the book a great deal and in depth. It is sad that W. Richard Stevens passed away; hopefully, someone would be able to update this book in the spirit as it was originally made.

What work you ask?

The monotony of trudging through RFC-laden arcania. Unless you're implementing/maintaining a TCP/IP stack, the coverage is outstanding.