TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: Protocols

Author: Steven Strobel (USA), translated by Fan Jianhua et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is the masterpiece of the creators of the network construction prototype 4.4BSD, the first volume of TCP/IP. It primarily covers the TCP/IP protocol. The major difference from other TCP/IP books is that this one not only explains the RFC standards but also combines numerous examples to illustrate the definition, reasons, and application and operation of TCP/IP protocol packets in various operating systems (such as SunOS 4.1.3, Solaris 2.2, AIX 3.2.2). This allows for a dynamic presentation of TCP/IP knowledge, making it easier for readers to grasp the concepts: routing protocols, addressing protocols, group control protocols, simple mail transfer protocol, etc. The content of the book is highly practical and serves as an excellent guide for students studying TCP/IP. TCP/IP，1： is a comprehensive and detailed guide to the TCP/IP protocol. It describes the protocols belonging to each layer and how they operate in different operating systems. The author uses the tcpdump program from the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory to capture packets transmitted between different operating systems and TCP/IP implementations. Studying the output of tcpdump helps in understanding how different protocols work. This book is suitable as a textbook for computer science students studying networks and as a reference for teachers. It is also applicable for network researchers and technical professionals.