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2 total messages Started by Matthew Rupert Mon, 28 Dec 1992 08:56

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Author: Matthew Rupert
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 08:56

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I'm looking for an *excellent* book on Networking.

I'm pratically a virgin to the field, and while I know a couple
of things, I need an easy to understand book which covers:

UNIX Networking
 -How it works
 -How to get it to work
 -Local and Non-local UNIX Networking
LAN's - Unix or non-unix (ECHOMail, etc)

It's gotta be a damn fine book which will introduce me to the
basics and take me through the advanced stuff.  I do get
into Ann Arbor, so if Border's has a good one, please let me know.
Title/Author/Order # needed if possible, please!
<Price would help a lot, too>

Re: Networking Book

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Author: Steve Simmons
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 17:19

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I know of no book which will do all you describe -- the topic is simply
too broad.

That said, there are a number of good books in the field.  To learn the
IP protocols (heart and soul of UNIX networking) see Doug Comers books
on "Internetworking With TCP/IP".  Volume 1 is what you should start with.

If you want to learn how the things fit together on a practical level
and care less about the fine details, get one of the newer system admin
books which covers the topic.  Nemeth/Seebass/Snyder have a good one;
and O'Reilly books has a new one out on administering a TCP network
-- I've not seen it yet, but most O'Reilly books are good.

If you're strictly a user, you might try Ed Krol's "The Whole Internet
Catalog" or Brendan Kehoe's "Zen and the Art of the Internet".

If you really want to cover all the topics you asked about in technical
detail, expect to spend a couple of hundred bucks.
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